Maybe swimming apes and mermaids are not just likely, but part of our own heritage?

That said, has anyone here actually seen that article & photograph? I’d love to see it.

Active Pass seems like a very convenient spot for a mermaid to put on a show, I have to say. It might appear to be very wild and remote, but it actually isn’t. Several small island communities are just a few minutes away by boat, and large passenger ferries navigate the pass several times each day. If an honest-to-goodness mermaid or mermaid-like creature actually did inhabit the area — occasionally even taking meals on shore in broad daylight — one would think there should be at least a few sightings on record, some local lore about mermaids, etc. But this single incident is the only one of which I’m aware.

The passing ferry would also seem to present a very convenient audience for our mermaid. There would be many dozens if not hundreds of witnesses, but even the best sighting would be fleeting because the ship sails past rather quickly.

It would be a great spot for a hoax, is what I’m getting at.