Sea monsters and mermaids in Scottish folklore: Can these tales give us information on the historic occurrence of marine animals in Scotland?

Anthrozoos

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 73-80

  Parsons, E C M ^a,b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University Marine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distribution; Folklore; Leatherback turtle; Manatee; Mermaid; Narwhal; Sea monster

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CETACEA; DERMOCHELYIDAE; DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA; MONODON MONOCEROS; TESTUDINES; TRICHECHIDAE; TRICHECHUS; TRICHECHUS MANATUS;

EID: 4344666235     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/089279304786991936     Document Type: Article

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