How Do Mermaids Make More Mermaids

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Merfolk [sirenus marinarus] are sea going mammals. As they are mammals, similar to dophins, whales, etc they need to return to the surface to breath, mate, and give birth, and they nurse their young. Their tales are not covered in scales, but in skin similar to that of a dolphin, though colours may vary and certain subspecies are capable of changing colour to match their surroundings. Unlike other seagoing mammals they cannot endure the high pressure of deep water, and are most commonly found in the shallows or on coral reefs. The female must return to the shore to give birth and care for her young until they are old enough to swim, which is about 2-6 weeks after birth. Males and Females bond for life, and the male builds a nest on land, for preference a cave which can only be reached via an undersea entrance, and brings the female fish while she nurses the young. Like whales, males are particularly well endowed, and they mate in a similar fashion to blue whales – the male swims 500 feet in one direction, the female 500 feet in another direction, they then swim at each other, leap out of the water, couple in midair, and drop to the water's surface, where they remain joined until the mating is complete. 

Source(s): I'm a biologist... so sue me, I've given this some thought

To review:  they leap out of the water to mate in midair.

In midair.

And you thought you were cool when you mastered a snowboard.  Pfft.  It will take much more than that to impress a mermaid, Surfer Bob.

(Ed:  there aren't many mermaids in the mountains)

You only say that because you never met one.  The powder has snakes but it also has mermaids.