Mermaid, does it really exist? Westerners say "China Jiao Ren" = western mermaid = manatee, is it true? If it is true, why are the dozens of books recorded by China not worthy of Shanghai Cattle? Mermaid, a legendary life, has Jiao Ren in China mythology. Gan Bao, a historian of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, recorded in his collection of strange stories in Searching for the Gods: "There is Jiao Ren outside the South China Sea, and the water is like fish, which is worthy of our achievements. If you cry, you will get a pearl. " This means that there is a fish-tailed creature outside the South China Sea. This creature is very good at textile technology. It can spin dragons that are not wet inside and outside, and their tears can be turned into pearls. According to the record of Searching for God, Jiao Ren looks very similar to the mermaid in western cognition, but the difference is that the mermaid in the west is a symbol of evil. They will attract passing ships with beautiful songs, and then guide them to the sea with rocks, which will eventually lead to shipwreck, not only in the collection of myths and legends and strange novels, but also in the records of various ancient books in China, as well as the description of mermaid figure by Zu Chongzhi in the Southern Dynasties. Jiaozi yarn was produced in Nanhai, and it was first dived into the water to weave it in spring. A dragon yarn is worth more than 100 gold. Thought it wasn't wet in the water. There is a Dragon Palace in the South China Sea, where spring scenery is woven first, and people there are from Bai Rushuang. "In addition, there is a natural history in the ancient book" Taiping Yulan ",and it is also recorded:" Jiao Ren came out of the water and lived in others, selling silks for a long time. I will go, grab a device from my master and cry a plate full of beads with my master. "As can be seen from China's various works about mermaid, mermaid lives outside the South China Sea in China, and Jiao Ren's talent is also obvious. There are two points, one is strong textile technology, and the other is that their tears are very valuable. However, with the development of science, there is a "clue" whether mermaids exist or not. Some people firmly believe that there are no mermaids in this world, while others firmly believe that there must be mermaids. So, are there really mermaids? This kind of life is recorded in western legends and eastern legends. In the 20th century, many ships and passengers said they had seen mermaids. Even on the coasts all over the world, the remains of mermaids have appeared, and whether they exist or not is controversial, from strange books to film and television works to reality. Because the world's understanding of the ocean is very low, it is rumored that the current world's exploration of the ocean will not exceed 5%, while the proportion of the earth's oceans exceeds 70%. Whether there are some ancient life forms in the deep sea and whether some "mythical life" recorded in ancient books may exist in the deep sea without being born has also become a major controversy, the most striking of which is Shan Hai Jing. Shan Hai Jing, an ancient book of unknown origin, is said to have appeared longer than the Book of Songs. Some people say that The Classic of Mountains and Seas is a recipe of the ancients, which records the efficacy of "magical life" after many people eat it. But there is no doubt that Shan Hai Jing is the largest collection of strange stories in China. However, it is worth mentioning that the geographical location of Shan Hai Jing is constantly appearing on the earth, as well as the magical life in Shan Hai Jing, and many "prototypes" have also been found on the earth. Therefore, whether the records in Shan Hai Jing are true or not is controversial. Another point is that the concept of Jiao Ren is also recorded in Shanhaijing, Haineijing and Haineijing. According to the orientation of Shan Hai Jing, Difficult Classics in the Sea records the position of the South China Sea in China. It is also recorded in Shan Hai Jing, which is similar to other ancient books. Jiao Ren is a fishtail, good at weaving, and tears are pearls. But does Jiao Ren really exist? So far, the mythical "Jiao Ren" certainly does not exist, at least this kind of life has not been found, but the prototype of "Mermaid" has been found. According to the novel Two Wan Li under the Sea by French writer jules verne, the so-called mermaid is just a manatee, which is extremely delicious. On the basis of this novel, many overseas experts began to study from this angle, and finally came to the conclusion that the prototype of the mermaid is indeed very likely to be a manatee. The origin of the name "mermaid" can be traced back to centuries ago. When America was just discovered, European countries sent ships to America for exploration and treasure hunting. Explorers and sailors drifting at sea often see some beautiful "women" swimming and playing at sea through the diffuse water mist, and some even hold their "babies" on their chests to feed them. And the lower parts of these "women" are like fish. Sometimes they appear, and sometimes they are covered by fog at sea. Therefore, the legend of "Mermaid" was born. Mermaids will attract ships to the rocks by singing, and then cause them to sink! In fact, this is because there are many reefs and dense fog where manatees live. In the dense fog, they can't see the true appearance of manatees clearly, and they think they are "mermaids", so the legend of mermaids comes into being. However, although some experts have explained this phenomenon, more and more people still believe that mermaids exist, only in the deep sea, or legendary life, but they can't be manatees anyway. Do you think mermaids exist? In other words, can manatees really become mermaids?
Why are manatees called mermaids?
Manatee, scientific name dugong, is one of the oldest marine animals in the world and the only vegetarian animal in the ocean. Dugong, commonly known as "mermaid", is named after the female dugong hugs her young like a human when breastfeeding, and her breasts are above the water. It is a national first-class endangered and rare mammal protected animal. At present, there are only five populations of dugong in the world, mainly distributed in southeast Africa, Malaysia, the Philippines, Australia and the Beibu Gulf coast of China. Dugong mainly lives in tropical shallow sea, and its staple food is aquatic plants such as Erythrina and halophytes. Female dugong gives birth to one cub every three years on average. She is called "mermaid" because she holds her baby with her forelimbs and her head and chest are exposed to the water when breastfeeding, just like a person swimming in the water.
Are mermaids manatees?
Dugong, commonly known as mermaid, is a precious animal in the world, which is rarely seen by people.
[Alias] Mermaid [Scientific Name] Dugong Dugong [English Name] Dugong Family [Distribution] Dugong, a national first-class protected animal in the southern coastal areas of Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and Taiwan Province Province, is spindle-shaped, about 3 meters long and weighs 300-500 kilograms. There are sparse short fine body hairs all over the body. There is no obvious neck, the head is small, the upper lip is horseshoe-shaped, the snout has bristles, and the front end of the head is juxtaposed with two approximately circular breathing holes; There is no external auricle, and the ear hole is located behind the eye. There is no dorsal fin, and the flippers are oval. The caudal fin is wide, the left and right sides are flat and symmetrical, and the rear edge is forked and engraved. There are a pair of breasts under the flippers. The back is mainly dark gray, and the abdomen is slightly shallow. Dugong is a marine herbivore. Its distribution is closely related to water temperature, ocean currents and algae as the main food. Most of them haunt seaweed about 20 meters away from the coast, sometimes they enter the estuary with the tide, and then return to the sea with the ebb tide after foraging, and rarely swim out to sea. Living in a family group with 2-3 heads, living at the bottom of the algae area with good concealment conditions, and regularly emerging to breathe. Often regarded as a "mermaid", it surfaced and left many beautiful legends for people. Dugong is a marine animal evolved from terrestrial herbivores. It has been severely hunted and killed, and the resources have been destroyed. It is urgent to strengthen protection.
Why are manatees also called mermaids?
Manatee, scientific name dugong, is one of the oldest marine animals in the world and the only vegetarian animal in the ocean. Dugong, commonly known as "mermaid", is named after the female dugong hugs her young like a human when breastfeeding, and her breasts are above the water. It is a national first-class endangered and rare mammal protected animal. At present, there are only five populations of dugong in the world, mainly distributed in southeast Africa, Malaysia, the Philippines, Australia and the Beibu Gulf coast of China. Dugong mainly lives in tropical shallow sea, and its staple food is aquatic plants such as Erythrina and halophytes. Female dugong gives birth to one cub every three years on average. She is called "mermaid" because she holds her baby with her forelimbs and her head and chest are exposed to the water when breastfeeding, just like a person swimming in the water.