Aquatic creatures. Indonesia

Mermaids live in the folklore of most peoples. Indonesians call their Orang ikan. Orang translated to the local language - "man", and ikan is "fish". They have chosen for themselves the Islands Kai in the province of Maluku. These Islands are famous for white sandy beaches, amazingly clear water and are a real gem.

In 1943, when the Japanese landed there troops, soldiers immediately began to report that that they see some strange creatures. They were seen in coastal waters, looked like a man, especially face and hands. Creatures swam in the shallow water near the beaches. It happened that they were out and on dry land.

One day the Sergeant Tarot Haribo called to the village, where, as it turned out, the shore was found dead ribolovec. Being picked up and brought into the house of elders, where Haribo and was able to review it.

"It had a height of 160 centimeters, he had long dark hair with a reddish tinge. The neck was covered with thorns, the face seemed to the Japanese similar to the monkey face with a wide fish mouth, which many had small sharp teeth. Between the fingers of the hands and feet of riboflavina stretched membrane, and the body was covered with strange growths that looked like algae," - said Horibe.

Sergeant Haribu said that the creature was not like anything he knows. Not being able to photograph or to sketch the creature, it was limited to oral stories, but many considered him a liar or a fibber.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»