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Fiji Mermaid

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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THE FIJI MERMAID

Fact or Fiction
Photo by Luz Adriana Villa A.
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PEOPLE'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE FIJI MERMAID STARTED WHEN SAMUEL BARRETT EDES

bought it from Japanese sailors in 1822, which he purchased for $6000
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THE AGE OF THIS LEGEND IS

170 years old
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BACKSTORY

  • The Fiji Mermaid was shown in sideshows and sought to be real
  • It was sold to several people over the world
  • It once sold for $6,000 to Japanesesailors
  • It then was sold and kept by P.T Baurnum
Photo by kevin dooley
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DESRIPTION

Front half of a monkey sewn to the back half of a fish.
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FAKE (IT WAS MADE IN A SCIENCE LAB)

The Fiji Mermaid Is.....

Mary Brown