MUMBAI: Animal Planet will be airing a two-hour special programme titled ‘Mermaids: The Body Found‘ on 22 September.

‘Mermaids: The Body Found‘ is a science fiction based on some real events and scientific theory and will air at 8 pm. It will repeat telecast on 23 September at 9 pm.

In the show, Animal Planet details the first-hand accounts of a team of government scientists who testify to have found the remains of a never-before-identified sea creature with ties to human origins. In a story about evolutionary possibility grounded in scientific theory, experts reveal the natural history of mermaids and how they may look like and why they‘ve stayed hidden?until now.

With compiled amateur footage, including photos and video shot by deep-sea fishermen that never have been shown in the US, as well as cinema-quality CGI, ‘Mermaids: The Body Found‘ argues how a mythical creature - one of humankind‘s most enduring legends - may be real. It depicts how mermaids may have evolved from the early human family tree and persisted into the present day.

The show also raises questions about whether the government is involved in a massive cover-up, hiding information about the possible survival of these creatures and if they exist today.