How long can mermaids live?

Mermaids live for hundreds of years, much longer than humans but they do eventually face a natural death. It is possible that mermaids can stay young forever as when Betty got back her object of power, she became young and beautiful again.
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What is the lifespan of mermaid?

red-headed color morph of H. oceanus. Mermaids grow to a length of about five and half feet and a top weight of 125 pounds. The life span is about 30 years.
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How old is the oldest mermaid?

Atargatis- Atargatis is the oldest mermaid legend. She is the Assyrian goddess of the moon, water, and femininity. She was worshipped some 3000 or 4000 years ago.
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Can a mermaid speak?

She looks human in every respect except that her body is covered with fine hair of many colors. She cannot talk, but he takes her home and marries her. After his death, the mermaid returns to the sea where she was found.
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Can a mermaid and a human reproduce?

That means they are close enough to humans to interbreed. It's always best to do some genetic testing before you have babies with a merperson, though, because sometimes a half-human, half-mermaid can be end up being born with fins instead of arms or a fish head instead of a face.
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How do you call a mermaid?

mermaid
  1. Nereid,
  2. Oceanid,
  3. sea-maid.
  4. (or sea-maiden),
  5. siren,
  6. water nymph.
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How do mermaids get married?

According to the princess's grandmother, mermaids can live for centuries, but when they die, they dissolve into sea foam. The only way a mermaid can get an immortal soul, is to marry an human.
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Can mermaids walk on land?

Most mermaids can also walk on land, and swap between their tails and legs like humans. This means that there are many mermaids living among us in secret. Some ways of spotting them are: Jewelry - Some mermaids wear magical gems called Moonstones.
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Who made mermaids?

One of the earliest mermaid legends appeared in Syria around 1000 BC when the goddess Atargatis dove into a lake to take the form of a fish. As the gods there would not allow her to give up her great beauty, only her bottom half became a fish, and she kept her top half in human form.
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What language does mermaid speak?

Mermish was the native language of the Merpeople.
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Who saw the first mermaid?

On this day in 1493, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, sailing near the Dominican Republic, sees three "mermaids"--in reality manatees--and describes them as "not half as beautiful as they are painted." Six months earlier, Columbus (1451-1506) set off from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean with the Nina, Pinta and ...
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Where can you find mermaids?

10 Places for Mermaid-Spotting in America
  • Florida's Weeki Wachee Springs is one of the oldest roadside attractions in the state—home to an underwater theater and, since 1947, live mermaid shows. ...
  • Florida clearly loves its mermaids: Fort Lauderdale's mermaid bar, The Wreck, has been around since 1950.
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Do mermaids lay eggs?

For all you know, mermaids produce hundreds or thousands of small eggs, like frogs or fish. The hatched young go through several life cycles, eventually becoming something like their final form.
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How much do mermaids get paid?

If you are hired by an event company as a mermaid, it'll be $50-150/hour. If you work on a regular basis as a mermaid performer in an aquarium, you'll earn $15-50/hour.
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What are mermaids powers?

Being a magical creature, mermaids are often depicted as having magical powers. Magic powers allow one to manipulate the elements and defy the laws of physics. There are all kinds of magic powers: Mind-reading, flying, invisibility, shapeshifting, controlling nature, and many more.
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What is an evil mermaid called?

Main article: Sirens. Sirens originate from Greek myth. Sometimes they are classified as mermaids, but with other abilities, such as a hypnotic or magical voice. Sirens are usually evil creatures, and the ones most closely associated with legends of mermaids luring sailors to shipwreck with their songs.
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Who is the most famous mermaid?

World's most famous mermaids
  • Perhaps the most famous mermaid right now is Ariel, the star of Disney's animated version of "The Little Mermaid," by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. ...
  • Andersen's "Little Mermaid" is also immortalized in a bronze statue that sits on the shores of the Langelinie in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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What happens if a mermaid sings to you?

Eventually, the Siren Song leads the person that hears it to hallucinate seeing that mermaid everywhere and hearing their Siren Song out in the ocean. The person will then be driven into the water to find that mermaid, but ultimately drowns to his/her death.
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Can mermaids survive outside of water?

1: They would freeze to death.

Check this out: Sure, there are areas of the ocean that are above 70 degrees- on the SURFACE. Assuming mermaids would want to live out in the bottom of the open ocean, it is just too cold for them. And, once you get down a few meters, water temperature drops dramatically.
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What are mermaids attracted to?

Believe it or not, the easiest way to catch a mermaid is by flaunting some pearls. Mermaids often pluck pearls from oysters and use them as decoration. They'll be attracted to the pearl's sheen and come up out of the water to investigate like a fish to a lure.
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Why do mermaids have hair?

Why do they have hair? Your mermaids evolved from a human-like species. The hair was so important to their mating process that it remained even as other body parts changed to adapt to the new environment. As other answers have elaborated, the "cloud of hair" might be able to hide the mermaids from predators.
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Is a mermaid a fish?

No evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found.

Mermaids - those half-human, half-fish sirens of the sea — are legendary sea creatures chronicled in maritime cultures since time immemorial. The ancient Greek epic poet Homer wrote of them in The Odyssey.
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How do mermaids breathe underwater?

Having a fishtail for half their body, it's widely presumed that mermaids have gills so they can breathe underwater.
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