2004년 5월 5일 페루에서 태어난 '인어 아기'. 붙어있던 두 다리를 완전히 두번째 수술을 받은 후에 의사의 손에 의지해서 첫 걸음마를 시도하고 있다. 다리가 붙어서 태어나는 '인어 신드롬'은 희귀한 선천 장애이다.

epa00826993 A combo of two pictures of the 'Mermaid baby' Peruvian Milagritos Cerron Arauco. At left a picture dated 05 May 2004 of Milagritos at the age of eight days as she is beeing held by a doctor in Lima. Picture at right dated on Monday 25 September 2006 shows Milagritos taking her first steps after the second surgical intervention in which her legs were completely separated, in Lima, Peru. The surgery was carried out by specialists from Lima Solidarity Hospitals. The so called Mermaid syndrome, with fused-together legs, is a rare birth defect. EPA/PAOLO AGUILAR