North West, cousin Penelope Disick meet a mermaid during Caribbean vacation

ST. BARTS, France, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- In matching mermaid costumes, 2-year-old North West and her cousin Penelope Disick, 3, came face-to-face with a glittering mermaid Tuesday.

West's mother, Kim Kardashian, photographed the encounter, posting an adorable image of the toddlers facing a pink-tailed mermaid who popped out of a pool. "Little Mermaids," the soon-to-be mother of two wrote as the caption.

In an earlier post, Kardashian posted an ethereal photo of the mermaid entertainer's tail, with the caption: "Mermaids are real."

Kardashian and her family are currently on vacation in the Caribbean island of St. Barts -- an overseas collectivity of France. According to Us Magazine, the siblings have been on the island since Monday while also filming new segments for their collective reality show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

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Kim Kardashian took her daughter and niece to see a real life mermaid Tuesday. Photo by Kim Kardashian/Instagram