• Question: Do you think mythical creatures such as mermaids, unicorns and other things could ever evolve into existence? Or will they always be a myth...?

    Asked by Rosie May to Anaïs, Peter, Shreesha on 19 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Peter Maskell

      Peter Maskell answered on 19 Mar 2015:

      mermaids no as they would not be able to get oxygen from the water. unicorns I don’t see why not.

    • Photo: Anaïs Pujol

      Anaïs Pujol answered on 19 Mar 2015:

      Hi Rosie May, Sorry to disappoint but I don’t think mermaids will ever exist. You could say a unicorn does exist – just not as you picture it. Narwhals, are whales which have a large horn which can grow up to 3 metres long, they are nicknamed “Unicorns of the North”. The horn is actually an overgrown tooth which comes out of hole in their upper lip, they use it for jousting, but not sure why they evolved to get this tusk.
      There was documentary on the BBC “Frozen Planet” which featured Narwhals – here’s a clip of it.

      I like them

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