A mummified "mermaid" was caught in a fishing net in the 1700s and kept as a sacred object in Japan. Researchers discovered the mysterious artifact was made of bones, pufferfish skin, and animal hair.

A report that scientists have begun tests on a 300-year-old “mermaid mummy” to identify its origins, has stimulated an interest in the existence of mermaids in Japanese folklore. Tales of mermaids and ...

In 1846, a Japanese policeman drew a legendary mermaid with scales like a coat of mail and flowing hair that ran all the way down to three mer-fins. He’d come across the creature while investigating a ...

A team of Japanese scientists is examining a bizarre "mermaid" mummy that has baffled experts for centuries. The mummy, which is possibly around 300 years old or older, appears to have the upper body ...

A mummified “mermaid” said to grant immortality to whoever tastes its flesh will be probed by scientists in order to reveal its true nature. The mysterious 12-inch creature was allegedly caught in the ...

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. A mythical mermaid monster from Japanese folklore has made a resurgence in the country’s popular culture ...

A mummified ‘mermaid’ said to grant immortality to whoever tastes its flesh will be probed by scientists in order to reveal its true nature. The creature was allegedly caught in the Pacific Ocean, off ...

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A MUMMIFIED “mermaid” said to grant immortality to whoever tastes its flesh will be probed by scientists in order to reveal its true nature. The mysterious 12-inch creature was allegedly caught in the ...