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Why do mermaids have a tail? |
by Brian Griffin (whyzz writer) >> more about the author
Land-lovers
Since we don't have tails like fish, people are designed to live on land. Think about all the things we can do with our legs that mermaids couldn't. Go out in your yard or a park, with a grown-up you trust, of course, and try doing all those things. You can run, jump, skip, gallop, hop, leap, and much more! There are so many things our legs help us do!
Mermaids are legendary beings with the upper half of a person and the lower half of a fish! They spend their lives underwater, so they need someway to easily swim around. That's why they use tails instead of legs like we do. A fish tail is designed to push water out of the way, like a big oar or paddle, and push an animal forward.
Some people think that the original stories of mermaids were based on certain swimming mammals, like manatees, that look and act more like land animals than fish. Of course, since mermaids aren't real, they only really have tails because people imagined that they do!
Some people think that the original stories of mermaids were based on certain swimming mammals, like manatees, that look and act more like land animals than fish. Of course, since mermaids aren't real, they only really have tails because people imagined that they do!
Land-lovers
Since we don't have tails like fish, people are designed to live on land. Think about all the things we can do with our legs that mermaids couldn't. Go out in your yard or a park, with a grown-up you trust, of course, and try doing all those things. You can run, jump, skip, gallop, hop, leap, and much more! There are so many things our legs help us do!
