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How Mermaids Breed

How Mermaids Breed

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How Mermaids Breed

2002

0h 10m

1.3(3 votes)

Animation

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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.

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Directed by: Joan Ashworth
Written by: Joan Ashworth
Produced by: Martin Greaves

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