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Mermaids have fascinated humanity for millennia. Is there any truth to these legends, once considered factual? In this presentation, an enigmatic author appears to provide the answer.

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This video was edited by ‪@CyanRameron‬, who does excellent work!
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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
01:29 - Sponsored Segment
04:13 - The Expedition
05:14 - Aquasapiens pisciformis
08:57 - Anatomy and Physiology
21:41 - Diet and Behavior

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- Bejder, Lars, and Brian K. Hall. “Limbs in Whales and Limblessness in Other Vertebrates: Mechanisms of Evolutionary and Developmental Transformation and Loss.” Evolution & Development, vol. 4, no. 6, Nov. 2002, pp. 445–58. 

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