PHOTO PROVIDED BY MOTE MARINE
Beggar, shown here, is a dolphin with an unhealthy habit of accepting food from humans in area bays. Beggar is not alone. Feeding wild dolphins is illegal and dangerous. The topic was discussed Thursday at a Mote Marine-sponsored event.

SUN PHOTO BY STEVEN J. SMITH.
Dr. Katie McHugh, left, and Adriel Zahniser led a discussion Thursday sponsored by Mote Marine Laboratory on nutrition and the eating habits of dolphins and humans.