Amazing thing about manatees 'real mermaid'

There is an animal named after the mermaid, who is also considered a real-life mermaid.

However, the beauty of these "mermaid" really can not use the adjective "beautiful" to describe or visualize.

In fairy tales, mermaids or mermaids, a legendary half-human and half-mermaid character often has a beautiful appearance, not inferior to the fairies. At the same time, they are also endowed with melodious voices captivating people.

However, for thousands of years, no one has ever met the mermaid, all information about the mermaid is only transmitted through word of mouth, through legends woven more.

In fact, in the wild, there is an animal named after the mermaid, they are also considered real-life mermaids.

However, the beauty of these "mermaid" really can not use the adjective "beautiful" to describe or visualize.

According to research, the "real mermaid" is called Dugong sea cow. Dugong Dugongs and 3 other manatees are in the same manatees.

All are listed as "endangered", threatened with extinction because once upon a time, the total of four species of sea dugongs did not float several hundred.

Fortunately, after many efforts, this fish is gradually being revived, this is also a "real-life fairy tale" of the animal considered to be the prototype of the mermaid.

The reason for saying so is that in the olden times, on the foggy nights covering the sea, the figures of the manatees were often mistakenly thought by fishermen to be mermaids.

The scientific name Sirenia of manatee family also comes from the character Siren in Greek mythology.

According to many studies, though manatees move slowly and quite lazy, they are considered to be very intelligent, even intelligence is not inferior to dolphins, animals famous for their intelligence.