Mermaid Sightings 

Mermaids: The Body Found

There have been many so thought sightings around the world of what look to be a part human part fish creature. One of the sightings according to a web article on Live Science by Benjamin Radford happened in the Israeli town of Kiryat Yam. Locals and tourists have been flocking to the coast in hopes of catching a glimpse of what many believe only exists in fairy tales. What looks to be a mermaid has been seen appearing before sunset preforming tricks only to disappear for the night. "I was with friends when suddenly we saw a woman laying on the sand in a weird way. At first I thought she was just another sunbather, but when we approached she jumped into the water and disappeared. We were all in shock because we saw she had a tail", said Shlomo Cohen, a local from Kiryat Yam. Other possible leads for the plausible existence of mermaids come from the Animal Planet science-fiction documentary directed by Charlie Foley called Mermaids: The Body Found. Where scientists explain the possible scientific origin of these creatures and how they may have evolved. They believe that mermaids evolved from early humans, otherwise known as apes. These apes had to adapt to water conditions causing them to evolve fins and other fish like qualities.

Radford, Benjamin. "Mermaid Sightings Claimed in Israel." LiveScience.com. N.p., 13 Aug. 2009. Web. 23 Oct. 2012.

Foley, Charlie. "Mermaids: The Body Found." Animal Planet. 27 May 2012. Television.