Mia is a female bottlenose dolphin born on December 28, 2008 at the Palablù in Gardaland. Her parents are Betty and Robin. His entire childhood was concentrated in the Garda dolphinarium, until, in 2013, the British owner of the park, Merlin , declared itself unfavorable to the maintenance of dolphins. The decision ended with the transfer of Mia and her parents to the Genoa aquarium, where her elder sister, Naù, and a male named Teide, were already waiting for them, both transferred from Palablù the previous year.

Three years later, on 19 October 2017, Mia was transferred to another park: the Oltremare in Riccione, for reasons related solely to reproduction and genetic diversity since, in 2014 and 2015, at the Genoa Aquarium two other dolphins were born.

Mia's integration into the new dolphin group proved to be a real success. According to the trainers, Mia reacted very positively to her new home and also to the trainers themselves, proving curious and very cooperative.