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 ...

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 ...

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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 creature was allegedly caught in the Pacific Ocean, off ...

The 300-year-old mummified “mermaid” with a “human face” and tail is said to grant immortality to whoever tastes its flesh. The creature was allegedly caught in the Pacific Ocean, off the Japanese ...

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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 ...