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Revision as of 05:54, 22 March 2015
Balrog Balrog
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Mob
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Wild and Balrog Mob
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Dominant
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Yes formally of the Balrog
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Date of Birth
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unknown
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Date of Death
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May 3,2005
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Death Cause
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old age?
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Mate(s)
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Children
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Jacaranda Balrog, Sobantu Balrog, Kali Balrog, Mbabane Balrog, Mojadji Balrog, Hansel Balrog, Babbelas Balrogetc, etc
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Also Known as
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Dominant Male of the Balrog
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Known for
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First Dominant male of Balrog
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Age when became dominant
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4-6 years of age
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When the Balrog Mob first became habituated in 2001 the dominant male was then named Balrog(VBM004) after the mob or the mob was named after him. Most likely he was named after the mob. His mate was the dominant female Luella(VBF003). Balrog was believe to be 4 to 6 years old at the time and Luella might have been the same age. Balrog anf Luella might have produced some litters before the group was habituated or during but no sata could be collected till full habituation. On October 31 Luella gave birth to one female Jacaranda, and four males, Sobantu, Kali, Mbabane and Mojadji. All fathered by Balrog. The two were the dominanct pair for almost year, until Luella became sick with TB and died. The group had only two females but one later died asa well. Now the group was made up of all male but one female. Soon after that 5 Vivian females join the group. Velvet took dominant male next to Balrog. The other females were Velvet's sisters Viv'e, Uacari, Mangaby and Sifaka. Two and half months after the five Vivian females join, they all gave birth to a littere or aborted. The father of the litters remains unknown since there were so many males in the group. Some of the pups were Cinders, Gretel, Hansel and Rapunzel who were Mangabey's pups whose father was Barlog. Only Hansel made it to adulthood while his siblings died. All of Viv'e's three pups survive. Over the next three years the Vivian females try to raise they pups but had a tough time doing so. Viv'e gave birth to Gadafi, Mussolini and Castro. Then Velvet gave brith to a litter of pups but only two survived. The two pups were Babbelas and Babbalina. Velvet evicted her sisters from the Balrog. They disappeared later on. Velvet gave birth to Priscilla, Ford Doolittle and Irish. In early 2005 Velvet died. Balrog remained in the group though all the females were most likey related to him. Mussoline was the oldest female but Babbelas won dominance over her. On May 3, 2005 Balrog is found died in a sleeping camber, he mostly died of old age. His son Mbabane took male dominance after him. The Balrog lived on for another two years after him.