Mermaid Sightings - Why do people believe in mermaids?

Let's take a look at why the mermaid legend is so universal.

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Timestamps:
Intro: 0:00 - 1:09
History: 1:09 - 07:46
Blackbeard and mermaids: 07:46 - 11:00
Mermaid Capture: 11:00-12:38
Kei Island Mermaids: 12:38 - 15:34
Mermaid Photos: 15:34 - 19:06
Modern Mermaids : 19:06 - 23:23
Fiji Mermaid : 23:23 - 26:24
Animal Planet Shows : 26:24 - 35:13
Conclusion Outro : 35:13 - 39:26

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Sources:

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Aquatic Ape theory
https://johnhawks.net/weblog/why-anth...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9361254/

Cave paintings;
https://www.flickr.com/photos/panoram...

Mermaid history
https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/....

Irish mermaid
https://irelandseye.ie/mermaid-sighti...

Mermaid in Hawaii
https://www.jacksdivinglocker.com/en/...

Modern Mermaid sightings
https://folklorethursday.com/folktale...

Columbus mistake
https://short-history.com/christopher...

Blackbeard
http://www.piratesurgeon.com/pages/su...

List of sightings
https://everythingmermaid.com/mermaid...

Mermaid in Greenland
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/61264...

Picture of Welsh Mermaid
http
s://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/9084#?xywh=-49%2C103%2C532%2C533&cv=
Mermaid in bathtub
https://www.newscientist.com/gallery/...

Weekly World News
https://weeklyworldnews.com/category/...

Zimbabwe Killer Mermaids

https://www.inquisitr.com/4128988/kil...

1967 BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion...

1998 KAILUA-KONA
https://www.jacksdivinglocker.com/en/...
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/M...

2009 ISRAEL
http://edition.cnn.com/blogarchive/in...
2012 ZIMBABWE
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-2...