With large amounts of summer rains on the reserve comes food-a-plenty and many pregnant meerkats – 21 in total! Both dominants and subordinates in Gold Diggers, Jaxx, Lazuli, Runaways (formerly Fake-e-plan), Zulus, Namaqua and Make-e-plan were pregnant or gave birth this month.
Runaways dominant male Shiraz. Photo by KMP visitor Laura Salamone-Maiden
Make-e-plan subgroup Fake-e-plan is now recognized as a fully
Young Maverick with Bigwig in April 2020. Photo by KMP visitor Laura Salamone-Maiden
established group and now named ‘Runaways’. Bigwig VMPF022 is confirmed as dominant female. She is currently pregnant as is subordinate Scylla VMPF025. Two other pregnant subordinates, Cirilla VMPF06 and Hope VMPF029 were evicted. Shiraz VJXM122 has been dominant male since last month after battling his littermates Merlot VJXM121 and Grigio VJXM126.
Zulus adult subordinate male Pixie VWM210 and yearling subordinate females Pumba VZUF048 and Timon VZUF049 are considered Last Seen.
Find the January 2021 Life History chart here.
Find the January 2021 Meerkatter here.
Zulus Timon, Lil’ G and Pumba. Photo by KMP visitor Laura Salamone-Maiden.