They’ll have fun bringing the adventures of this pretty mermaid to life as she relaxes in her seashell and swims with her all her best friends in the sea. To get your copy, just pick your ...

Join Oliver Crimmen, Senior Curator of Fish, and Jon Ablett, Senior Curator of Mollusca, as they explore the real-life inspiration behind ... taxidermy or artfully dried sea animals for the hoaxes ...

which inspired the myths of sea monsters we know today. Let’s explore some real-life animals that gave rise to mythical beings. Sailors in the Middle Ages often thought manatees were mermaids.

Everything from mermaid socks to mermaid blankets to mermaid makeup are available to us sea-creature lovers. Now you can go one step further and have a full-on mermaid-themed birthday party.