Note: Above picture is a CGI Image of what they're believed to look like.

Link: http://dsc.discovery.com/show-news/mermaids-the-body-found.html

More Videos: http://animal.discovery.com/tv-shows/animal-planet-presents/videos/mermaids-the-body-found-mermaid-sightings-throughout-history.htm

The Full Movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfPWHPyU1u4

Discuss.

Ignoring the impressive CGI representations of the creatures this show is about, you have to remind yourself it's all hypothetical. Even if you were to take the scientists', Retired Soldier and Fishermens' stories/footage at face value, the idea that these creatures are our genetic relatives isn't something I'm willing to believe without more proof than what was given. I was almost convinced these creatures exist but I certainly haven't been convinced they're an aquatic version of us. The evidence presented may lead you to believe that but given the decisive evidence was never produced AND the evidence discovered was discounted because of how insufficient it was...can't say they're part man.


I did take three things from this 2-hour special, though:

1. The US Navy might know something about this (obviously). I'm not denying that *Dons Tin Foil Hat* I'm not gonna claim ignorance but if they're going out of their way to keep this creature's existence from the public (Investigating all alleged sightings worldwide), they must have their reasons. Considering the US Navy is the most powerful in the world and has a presence prettymuch EVERYWHERE you can put a boat...yeah.

2. One of the scientists falsely stated we know more about the moon than we do the deepest reaches of the oceans. That's only half-true and goes a bit with the above statement. The US Navy has been testing deep-sea vehicles in the Marinara Trench (Called "The Final Frontier On Earth" by some) for nearly 20 years. If the cellphone video and the CGI videos are to be believed then these Merfolk are constantly on the move. Therefore, the scientist is contradicted there.

3. Most obviously: If there have been worldwide sightings throughout the ages as this "Shockumentary" and myth would suggest, the creature would have been identified by now. The "teaser" shots only showing the creature from behind (humanoid head and fin) or an arm waving in a fisherman's net AND the lack of a followup investigation of these sightings by the science community is very telling. See, the NOAA Scientists must have been doing some stuff not mentioned in the documentary to have been followed by US and South African Officials. It's the only possible explaination otherwise the South African Government would have wanted their research to be made public (given South Africa is considered by most to be the birthplace of humanity).

When it comes down to it for me: These creatures might exist and if they did they're probably not related to humans. The science community has already discounted the Aquatic Ape Theory presented in the film.

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Personally I like how they made it more human by adding even that kinda nose.
And...You'd think it'd be more shark like, more streamlined, if it has lived it's life under the water.
By that I mean that being streamlined helps when hunting the prey/food, but what do I know, could be vegetarians and live on sea weed.
Meh...Pretty interesting I guess.

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For the record this "Shockumentary" is a work of fiction. Sorry for not saying that in my OP.

The only parts that have an factual basis are the Bloop Recordings and the fact Sonar does effect whales. The Bloop Recordings mentioned really exists but no one knows what it is. Some people believe the US Navy's Sonar testing is resposible for the mass beachings in recent years.

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Ah, I see. Never seen any of these shows.
But they don't know what the sound is, eh...?
There's that 'one in a billion possibility that this COULD be true' -change I was looking for lol :D
It'd be interesting if there really is some kinda population that we are so far unaware of,
maybe in deeper/closer to our planets core? Don't really know.
It'd be kinda interesting if there would be some kinda discovery like this. Maybe in the future?

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