It is actually an ugly creature, because the mother manatee moves like a human holding a baby when she holds it, so when someone sees it, they say they see someone in the sea. After a long legend, she becomes a mermaid now.
Concept 1: Manatee is a mermaid recognized by the scientific community.
Manatee, scientific name dugong, is one of the oldest marine animals in the world and the only vegetarian animal in the ocean. Dugong, commonly known as "mermaid", is named after the female dugong hugs her young like a human when breastfeeding, and her breasts are above the water. It is a national first-class endangered and rare mammal protected animal. At present, there are only five populations of dugong in the world, mainly distributed in southeast Africa, Malaysia, the Philippines, Australia and the Beibu Gulf coast of China. Dugong mainly lives in tropical shallow sea, and its staple food is aquatic plants such as Erythrina and halophytes. Female dugong gives birth to one cub every three years on average. She is called "mermaid" because she holds her baby with her forelimbs and her head and chest are exposed to the water when breastfeeding, just like a person swimming in the water.
Dugong's body is spindle-shaped, its skull is thick, its forelimbs have fins, its hind limbs degenerate, and its tail fins are crescent-shaped. Generally, the body length is from one meter to three meters, and some weigh more than one thousand kilograms. It moves slowly, its range of activities is relatively fixed, and it has the habit of living near shallow water. This kind of animal likes to eat aquatic plants such as Erythrophyta and halophytes and breathe with its lungs. Every ten minutes, it will float to the surface and breathe through its nose, otherwise it will drown.
Due to the lack of proper protection, dugong along the Beibu Gulf was once hunted in large numbers. At the same time, due to the destruction of the growing environment, the number of "mermaids" here has dropped sharply and almost disappeared. Since the early 1980s, China has paid attention to the protection of "Mermaids".
Concept 2: The legendary mermaid was invented by people, and there is still no direct physical evidence to prove its existence.
(1) Manatee is a mermaid recognized by the scientific community!
Manatee, scientific name dugong, is a large marine herbivorous mammal. Female manatees have breasts similar to those of humans, and are often mistaken for legendary mermaids by sailors and fishermen.
(2) The legendary mermaid was invented by people! There is still no direct physical evidence to prove its existence! Good luck! ! !
Yes ~!
Dugong is one of the oldest marine animals in the world and the only vegetarian animal in the ocean. Dugong, commonly known as "mermaid", is named after the female dugong hugs her young like a human when breastfeeding, and her breasts are above the water. It is a national first-class endangered and rare mammal protected animal. At present, there are only five populations of dugong in the world, mainly distributed in southeast Africa, Malaysia, the Philippines, Australia and the Beibu Gulf coast of China. Dugong mainly lives in tropical shallow sea, and its staple food is aquatic plants such as Erythrina and halophytes. Female dugong gives birth to one cub every three years on average. She is called "mermaid" because she holds her baby with her forelimbs and her head and chest are exposed to the water when breastfeeding, just like a person swimming in the water.
Dugong's body is spindle-shaped, its skull is thick, its forelimbs have fins, its hind limbs degenerate, and its tail fins are crescent-shaped. Generally, the body length is from one meter to three meters, and some weigh more than one thousand kilograms. It moves slowly, its range of activities is relatively fixed, and it has the habit of living near shallow water. This kind of animal likes to eat aquatic plants such as Erythrophyta and halophytes and breathe with its lungs. Every ten minutes, it will float to the surface and breathe through its nose, otherwise it will drown.
Due to the lack of proper protection, dugong along the Beibu Gulf was once hunted in large numbers. At the same time, due to the destruction of the growing environment, the number of "mermaids" here has dropped sharply and almost disappeared. Since the early 1980s, China has paid attention to the protection of "Mermaids".