Teaching something? WTF? Teaching misinformation?
The aquatic ape theory is a horrible theory that completely ignores everything known about evolution. That's not teaching in the slightest. It's bullshit hollywood dramatization.
This program prompted the NOAA to release a statement saying "Dear Idiots, you were duped on this stupid pile of shit. Mermaids aren't real, and there's no possibilities or what ifs necessary. This shouldn't be necessary, but we know a large majority of you believe any ridiculous bullshit you see on your TV. So here you go."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...questions.html
Even Snopes created a page declaring this horseshit.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/supernatural/mermaids.asp