People told us that Mer-may was a thing, and it occurred to us it might be fun to grow one. After all, what mad scientist is worth his salt if he doesn't throw a few genes together and come up with a nice chimera now and then? We put a bit of Whale Shark (huge, harmless, seems to like swimming with people), human DNA that wasn't, er, normal human to start with (what? We like 'em big!) and a lots of protein laden snacks.
She's off to a great start!
Having the buoyancy of water to help with structure allows things to get pretty big in the ocean - I think she's up to testing some limits! And she's lots of fun to swim with - she's playful and absolutely NOTHING in the ocean wants to mess with you when she's around.