Mermaids File: Discussion at Yahoo whether The Body Found is a hoax

Answerer 1

The Show Mermaids: A body Found that aired on Animal Planet Was not real!! It was a ficitional Documentary people!

This is taken directly from Animal Planets Site about the show:

"How much of this is real and how much of this is made up?

The science really informs the fiction. The theory of Aquatic Ape mentioned in the program is real and has been studied for decades. Many events in the show have occurred – i.e. the whale beachings, Navy experimental sonar testing, The Bloop ...

We use the transitive property to further explore the possibility of mermaids – i.e. if polar bears evolved from the brown bear, isn’t it possible that a mermaid, which was reported in disparate civilizations for ages, evolved from a human-like creature that retreated into the water?

The scientists are actors who portray an authentic government organization (NOAA) who currently study phenomena like whale beachings and sonar testing. The imagined part of the show is our entry point into a new world of possibility rooted in science."
Source(s):

http://blogs.discovery.com/bites-animal-…

2 days ago

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130526210527AAMwArj


Answerer 2
Charlie Foley, “Mermaids” creator, writer, and executive producer and SVP of development for Animal Planet, says in an interview for the Mother Nature Network. “I hope and believe that the evidence we present, including historical documents, interviews with eyewitnesses and government spokespersons and new footage screened for the first time on television, will capture the imagination of viewers as much as the original film and the story of our scientists who came forward with their extraordinary findings. And I further hope people watch with a sense of wonder and with an abiding sense of possibility,” Foley says.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/I-Wanted-the-Story-to-Seem-Real-Says-Mermaids-The-New-Evidence-Producer-356692.shtml

Everyone's saying the "scientists" were played by actors. Above, Foley admits that there were actual scientists who came forward... Animal planet/discovery is backtracking from pressure unseen. And the disclaimer states in the credits, "None of the individuals or entities depicted IN the film are affiliated or associated with it(film production) in any way, nor have they approved its' contents. (pretty standard stuff) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmWrUxgBywk) The disclaimer goes on to say "...though certain events in this film are fictional..." This disclaimer was probably designed in anticipation of govt scrutiny, and a convenient backdoor out of any pressure the FCC may have put on Discovery networks. Open your eyes people! Who said it was all fake to begin with? If it was Foley/animal planet, he contradicts himself in his interview with The Mother Nature Network talking about scientists.
Source(s):

http://news.softpedia.com/news/I-Wanted-the-Story-to-Seem-Real-Says-Mermaids-The-New-Evidence-Producer-356692.shtml

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmWrUxgBywk


The actual Aquatic Ape Hypothesis itself does not speculate on the possibility of mer-people. It only asks questions about why humans are more closely related to MARINE mammals as opposed to land mammals and postulates that an aquatic environment whether full or partial contributed to our present state of evolution as mammals and unique traits that caused humans to stand apart from other land mammals. The Discovery people have abused the AAH when it's actually been gaining a tad bit more credibility the last few years as opposed to a time 35-40 years ago when many Anthropologists dismissed it outright because no remains, current or fossilized, has ever been unearthed. The fact that this show claims the National Archives has a PHOTO of the "Real Mermaid" owned by Barnum was unsettling for me (yet still exciting as this creature was prominent in my "Monster folklore" studies 30 years ago). Anthropologically speaking it is not impossible that these creatures could or do exist and that they've managed to stay hidden. There's far more ocean property than land and new species are being discovered frequently. It would be a BOLD move to claim that this was an actual photo of this creature in the National Archives without it being true. I don't care what SNOPES claims is "False."

Edited 18 hours ago

Answerer 9The "Real Mermaid" is as fake as the "Fiji Mermaid."
A good clue is how it looks identical to the CG ones if the "footage."
However the fire which supposedly destroyed the specimen is real.

Greenland did issue a moratorium on drilling but in response to protests by Greenpeace.