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The Merman found in Philippines

Continuation of article "Mermaids & Mermen " at my blog:
(click here to read previous part at my blog)

Note: Images below may not be suitable for everyone, see at your own risk.

General description to the word 'merman':
Merman is a legendary sea creature having the head and upper body of a man and the tail of a fish. Mermen are mythical male legendary creatures who are human from the waist up and fish-like from the waist down, whose consorts were their female counterparts, the more commonly known mermaids. In Greek mythology, mermen were often illustrated to have green seaweed-like hair, a beard, and a trident.
The actions and behavior of mermen can vary wildly depending on the source and time period of the stories. They have been said to sink ships by summoning great storms, but also said to be wise teachers, according to earlier mythology. A merman, like a mermaid, attracts humans with singing and tones.

Description by Micha F. Lindemans (pantheon.org):
A marine creature with the head and upper body of a beautiful young maiden and with the lower body of a fish. She can be found in seas and lakes, or lying on a rock and combing her hair with one hand while holding a mirror in the other. Mermaids sometimes foretell the future and are often accompanied by seals.
According to myth, they lure sailors by singing and with lovely music. They live in a kingdom on the bottom of the sea, and it is here they take their prisoners to. From this story, the fear amongst the sailor grew and they thought that seeing a mermaid would cause bad luck: it could predict death by drowning.
The belief in mermaids is not limited to a few countries, but there are tales from all over the world (in India, for instance, there are the Apsara, beautiful water nymphs). However, most of those tales were told by sailors who "saw" them on their long journeys. The idea of mermaids and mermen, the male equivalent, could be based on creatures from Greek and Babylonian mythology: Sirens and Tritons of the Greeks, and the fish gods, who were half human and half fish, from the Babylonians.

Below are some of the images of the merman which is found somewhere in Philippines. Quite scary.

Hmm...Interesting isn't it? its a merman.

What is that place by the way? jungle or sea side?

What is that cut? streches or something? or is it natural?

Research done on the merman found in Philippines:
At 7:03 AM, Boyds said, I got somewhat curious and emailed experts from the Smithsonian Institute on the subject and I got this reply:

Sorry, this is not a real animal, human or whatever; it is a fabrication known as a “Jenny Haniver.” It is an imitation monster fashioned from different parts of a skate or other kinds of cartilaginous fish and prepared by people who wish to pass something off on the public. They take skates or other fish, cut off parts of the fins and body and leave them to dry into grotesque shapes. They might embellish it with bones or teeth or other types of debris. These specimens have no natural history value whatsoever. Go to your public or university library and see if they have a copy of “Jenny Hanivers, Dragons and Basilisks in the Old Natural History Books and in Modern Times” by Dr. E.W. Gudger in The Scientific Monthly, June, 1934, Vol. XXXVIII, pages 511-523. You will be astonished at the monsters created as hoaxes.

I've searched if there was any info on the net and found this:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,754234,00.html

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