Mermaids -Their Biology, Culture, and Demise

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Mermaids-Their Biology, Culture, and Demise
While considering the culture and lifestyle of mermaids, Karl Banse shares two core facts about the life in the marine water: the absence of fibers suitable for clothing, ropes and basketry and the lack of fire, and says that the only way for mermaids to ensure their development is to rely on the stone-age culture.
'Not Unlike Mermaids': A Report about the Human and Natural History of Southeast Africa from 1690
In addition to transcribing and translating an important document, this text sheds light on how the legends interweaved with time and how it could be related to the natural and human history of Africa.
Special Effects: Mermaids, Prosthetics, and the Disabling of Feminine Futurity
The story of Cynthia Barounis’ ...