The dolphins at Monkey Mia are wild, come and go as they please, and are not reliant upon humans for their complete diet. The dolphins are not fed after 1 pm.
Dolphins are mammals.
They are warm-blooded, suckle their young, and breathe air. Bottlenose dolphins can reach speeds of up to 40 kph, but their average cruising speed is around 5 kph. In the wild, female bottlenose dolphins live into their late forties, while male life-spans are often significantly shorter. Female dolphins do not become sexually mature until their early 'teens'. The mother will not have any more calves until it has weaned the first one.