Whiskers

[TuhiAdmin]

You know, I actually just looked, and KMP had a drought in recent years, and now the Whiskers are down to 4 members. Strange coincidence, huh?

[Megan]

I'm shocked they're still around.

[Temp]

I'm shocked they're still around.

Wow, I am too! A lot of really iconic mobs started disappearing; I didn't expect Whiskers to make it this long. Several years ago they were down to 6 members I recall, but they've kept it going until now. I would honestly be surprised if they came back from 4 members... but these are our Whiskers we're talking about. About 15 years strong by now?

[YoshKatgirl]

I'm dreading the next Life History Report. I hope the Whiskers bounce back and increase their numbers over the next couple months. So many of the older mobs have become lost. It's going to be sad when that day arrives for the Whiskers. I'd hope Animal Planet has a tribute for them by having a marathon of Meerkat Manor and other documentaries they've starred in.

[Kat]

I had been wondering about the Whiskers recently. I'm surprised to hear that they're still around, even if it may not be for much longer. When that day arrives, at least their memory will continue to live on.

[TuhiAdmin]

I thought it was funny, here we have a drought and we're comparing the new group to the Whiskers, and they experienced the same thing.

It seems that most of the groups have Whiskers blood in them. So don't worry, you guys. Maybe they'll pull through, and if they don't, we still have their genes.

[Moonbacon]

I mean at least the Lazuli are still around mostly.

[TuhiAdmin]

They now have 9 individuals, including 5 pups! c: How did just 4 manage to survive? xP

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• A new group was found in a chance encounter, near the Storm Troopers territory: Yetis. They consisted of two VH females (evicted in July 2016), two JX males (emigrated in December 2016), another unhabituated adult male and four juveniles. Frankie (VVHF090) and the wild male were dominant. Frankie and one of the ex JX males succumbed to TB, however, and a wild female immigrated recently.
  
  
• Baobab fatally wounded Pandora female Heid while she attempted to join the group.
  
  
• Five pups at Lazuli!
  
  
• The Pandora group disintegrated; the remaining three individuals could no longer be tracked when Heidi was lost. They showed signs of TB.
  
  
• Rascals’ dominant female Laika was lost after giving birth. Mocha Maya (VRRF193) is now dominant.
  
  
• TB-or-not-TB’s dominant male, Whiskers-born K-Quob (VWM189) succumbed to TB. Two wild males immigrated after this.
  
  
• At Van Helsing, Egg aborted one fetus, but successfully gave birth a week later. The group is babysitting an unknown number of pups.
  
  
• Whiskers have not a lot of Life History events to recount – but they are doing well, profiting of good foraging grounds. The five Whiskers pups born on 22nd February have finally been named: Cleo (VWM205), Marahute (VWM206), Hay-Hay (VWM207), Clyde (VWM208) and the only female Bonnie (VWF209).
  
  
• Habituation at Storm Troopers, TB-or-not-TB, Ubuntu and Yetis is progressing well.
  
  
• At the end of May, the project experienced the first frosty night of the cold dry season.
  
  

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