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How Mermaids Breed

How Mermaids Breed

2002 · 10 min · ★ 1.3 · Animation

Although Mermaids have been traditional symbols of fertility and a sexuality so powerful as to be a danger to shipping, details of their reproductive processes have been scarce. The film reveals the cycle of laying, fertilising and hatching as well as the previously secret role of storm-wrecked sailors.

Directed by Joan Ashworth · Written by Joan Ashworth

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