To us, they are fairy creatures, potential best friends to the human race who just don’t know it yet. The underwater world is undoubtedly as lively and complicated as the one on Earth. Mermaids feel, think and speak like humans do, just in a slightly different environment.
We can only hope that the day we get in contact with this fabulous species will come sooner rather than later and we can learn from them all those things they can teach us.