# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C2_VMuZCplR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73495811-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/94a6bb1537.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-02-06T15:00:01.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

A real-life mermaid? 🧜‍♀️

Dugongs are large herbivorous sea mammals, closely related to manatees. Due to their fluked tail, some believe these creatures were the inspiration behind myths such as mermaids and sirens.

#EarthCapture by severin.poehlmann
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#Dugong #Manatee #Mermaid

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## Tags

earthcapture, mermaid, dugong, manatee

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