One of nature’s most enduring mysteries, the “Fiji mermaid,” has baffled and disgusted those who’ve encountered it for over a century Now, scientists may be close to solving some of its ...

The haunting mummy, which is around 11.5 inches (29 centimeters) long, is known as the "Fiji mermaid" due to its similarities with an object of the same name supposedly acquired from Fiji by ...

The Clark County Historical Society will transport its “Fiji Mermaid” artifact to Northern Kentucky University on Friday to determine what it is.

Thought to date back to at least the 1870s, the mermaid made its way to the US after an American sailor brought it back from Japan and donated it to the Clark County Historical Society in ...

Unravelling the mystery of the 'Fiji Mermaid': Scans confirm bizarre creature discovered in Japan is part fish, part monkey, and part reptile.

Northern Kentucky University students and faculty worked to “solve a mystery more than a century old” to figure out what the Clark County Historical Society’s “Fiji Mermaid” artifact is ...

THE mystery of a bizarre mummified creature that seems to be half-monkey, half-fish mermaid may now have been solved – with some surprising results.

It's known as a "Fiji Mermaid" and it dates back to late 19th-century Japan, before it was brought to Indiana by a U.S. sailor and donated to the Clark County Historical Society in 1906. So, what ...

The Clark County Historical Society brought its century-old mermaid to NKU, allowing students to put it through X-rays and a CT scan at the Health Innovation Center.

A ‘mermaid mummy’ that has been terrifying people for generations is finally starting to reveal its secrets. The creepy ‘creature’ appears to be part fish, part reptile and part monkey ...

A bizarre 'mermaid' that seems to be part fish, part monkey, and part reptile is being probed by scientists in a bid to unravel its mysteries.