a manatee is a mammal that lives mostly in the sea, and they also have a nickname called "mermaid".In some western fairy tales, mermaids can often be seen, especially in Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Daughter of the Sea.In fairy tales, mermaids are beautiful and kind, and their upper body is still human, but they only have the tail of fish.However, although manatees are called mermaids, they are not as beautiful as the mermaids described in fairy tales, which do not exist.
a nickname for manatees is "mermaids.".The reason manatees are called mermaids goes back centuries.After the discovery of the American continent, many countries in Europe sent fleets to explore the Americas in the hope of finding treasures.As they sailed on the sea, the moon was shining down, and the sea was filled with a layer of fog, at this time they vaguely saw some "women" playing on the sea, some holding babies, and even some feeding babies.More than one sailor or crew saw the sight, so they named it "Mermaid".
In fact, what the crew saw was only a female manatee, not the "mermaid" in the fairy tale.As mammals, manatees reproduce viviparously.After giving birth, the manatee also has a lactation period, when the female will feed milk to the young manatee.The breasts of female manatees are so full that they emerge from the water while nursing, and the moonlight and fog caused the crew to think that the manatees were mermaids.
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