Are there mermaids in the world? What kind of animal are mermaids?

Mermaids are mysterious aquatic animals with human bodies and fish tails. They often appear in fairy tales, myths, fantasy novels or ancient legends. Mermaids are all beautiful legends. It is generally believed that mermaids are animals called dugongs, which live in the sea. Female dugongs occasionally have the habit of holding their cubs on the water surface to breastfeed. When people see them, they will mistake them for "mermaids". Why can mermaids only live in the sea? Read on to find out!

Contents of this article

1. Are there mermaids in the world?

2. What kind of animal is a mermaid?

3. Why can mermaids only live in the sea?

Are there mermaids in the world?

Probably not. Mermaids are mysterious aquatic animals with human bodies and fish tails. They often appear in fairy tales, myths, fantasy novels or ancient legends. There are only some beautiful legends about mermaids, and there is no scientific research to prove that mermaids really exist in this world.

Mermaid is a term used in Western mythology. In ancient my country, it was generally called merman. Mermaid is a mysterious creature with a human body and a fish tail in ancient Chinese mythology.

The poem by Li Shangyin, which is well-known to later generations: "The moon is bright over the sea, and the pearls are shedding tears", quotes the legend of the mermaid.

Nowadays, it is generally believed that the biological prototype of mermaids is dugong or manatee.

What kind of animal is a mermaid?

It is generally believed that mermaids are animals called dugongs, which live in the sea. Because female dugongs occasionally hold their cubs on the surface of the water to breastfeed, they are mistaken for "mermaids". Dugongs have been hunted in large numbers in the past and have become one of my country's endangered animals and are also a national first-class protected animal.

Mermaids, also known as mermen, mermaids, etc., often appear in myths, fairy tales, and strange novels. They are aquatic animals with a human body and a fish tail. According to legend, most of them are extremely beautiful and have the power to bewitch people.

It is generally believed that mermaids are an animal called dugong, which lives in the sea. Female dugongs occasionally have the habit of holding their cubs on the water surface to breastfeed, so when people see this, they will mistake them for "mermaids."

Since four thousand years ago, humans have begun to hunt dugongs in large numbers to eat their meat and use them to extract oil. Their bones can also be used for carving and their skin can be used to make leather tools. Until now, dugongs have become very rare and are one of the endangered species in my country. They are also a national first-class protected animal.

Why can mermaids only live in the sea?

Determined by one's own respiratory organs and breathing methods.

1. Respiratory organs: Gills are the main respiratory organs of mermaids. Once out of water, in the air, the gills, gill filaments and gill lamellae will be pressed together, and only the surface of the gills will be in contact with the air, the area is greatly reduced, and they cannot get enough oxygen.

2. Breathing method: Mermaids use gills for gas exchange. The density of water is much greater than that of air, and the gills can support the full expansion of the gills, gill filaments and gill lamellae to complete gas exchange. When out of water, the gills lose their oxygen intake function and cannot survive.