Still Waters Posted February 15, 2012 #1 Share Posted February 15, 2012 University staff and students are doing tests to uncover the origins of a museum exhibit which looks like a mummified mermaid.They have already found the mysterious Buxton Mermaid's hair is human. The University of Lincoln team is now testing the DNA of the mermaid's tail to see what fish it came from. Anita Hollinshead, a conservation and restoration masters student, came across the mermaid while working at the Buxton Museum and Art Gallery. "We think that it came from the mid-19th Century," she said. "We are still doings tests to find that out. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah_444 Posted February 15, 2012 #2 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I've never heard about that before, it's pretty gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Am Not Resisting Posted February 15, 2012 #3 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Pretty bizzare but very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted February 15, 2012 #4 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Ugliest mermaid I ever seen. pfft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oniomancer Posted February 16, 2012 #5 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Dammit, I read that as buxom mermaid. Needless to say, I was deeply disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xCrimsonx Posted February 16, 2012 #6 Share Posted February 16, 2012 LOL, If you look closely she's flipping off a bandaged finger and that is one cheeky grin for a dead mummy. rofl Didn't y'all watch Pitates Of the Carrabean, everyone knows mermaids are really just Pirate Ghost's, or Is that Ghost Pirates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95-Nasty Posted February 16, 2012 #7 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I saw something simmiler on river monsters, some Japanise legend that snatched children playing in rivers. They had a mummy of it which was suspected to be of different animal parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergeantflynn Posted February 16, 2012 #8 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Most probably a GM sea-bass escaped from captivity . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock_the_Future Posted February 16, 2012 #9 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Dammit, I read that as buxom mermaid. Needless to say, I was deeply disappointed. I agree with you. Looks were not good as it sounded to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andami Posted February 16, 2012 #10 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I saw something simmiler on river monsters, some Japanise legend that snatched children playing in rivers. They had a mummy of it which was suspected to be of different animal parts. You mean a kappa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xYlvax Posted February 17, 2012 #11 Share Posted February 17, 2012 What a waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Fluffs Posted February 17, 2012 #12 Share Posted February 17, 2012 What an odd little beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellyman Posted February 17, 2012 #13 Share Posted February 17, 2012 its real i new it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terbo559 Posted February 24, 2012 #14 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Ariel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrokenKey Posted June 13, 2012 #15 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Parts of monkey - liked that bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ealdwita Posted June 14, 2012 #16 Share Posted June 14, 2012 You'd need to have been at sea for a bloody long time before that looked good enough to lure you over the gunwales to a watery grave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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