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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including historical documents, interviews with eyewitnesses and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.
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