Throughout our lives we have seen mermaids in many movies, series, drawings … Their appearance is that of half human and half fish. But do mermaids really exist? The truth is that there is no scientific evidence to affirm such a thing, so it is believed that they are mythological creatures that, like dragons or unicorns, simply belong to popular legend. History In classical antiquity, mermaids were represented as hybrid beings, with the body of a bird and the face of a woman, who lived in rocky areas. As the years went by, they became a hybrid of a fish and a woman, with a very melodious voice that they used to attract sailors. When was the first time that mermaids were talked about? The first record that exists is Homer’s Odyssey, although there are artistic representations of the Stone Age. They were related to the other world, because they were believed to be in charge of taking the souls of the deceased to the underworld. Do they exist or are they a popular legend? Exactly the same thing happens with mermaids as with extraterrestrials: there are those who believe in their existence, and who does not. Even so, there are scientific investigations in progress to clarify if mermaids exist or are the result of popular imagination. Some researchers have found new species in the sea and have carried out analyzes on the remains, but they claim to have found very strange pelvic bones, as well as structures of the hands and hips of an upright animal. It is said that this evidence was requisitioned by the authorities, and the defenders of the existence of the sirenas point out that it was a move to prevent further investigation on the subject.In addition, there is a feature film entitled ‘Sirens: the body found’, which has generated a great deal of controversy. However, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a statement clarifying that they had never found evidence to prove the existence of mermaids, while Paul Robertson, a researcher and biologist at NOAA, made the documentary public. ‘Mermaids: The New Evidence’, in which he showed evidence of real mermaids. He recorded a strange sound of unknown origin at the bottom of the sea. At first it was believed that they were whales, but later bodies that belonged to a new species were seen.
