|
Morgause Avatar
| |
|
| |
|
Mob(s)
|
Avatar and Young Ones
|
|
Dominant
|
Yes, formerly of the Young Ones
|
|
Date of Birth
|
No information
|
|
Date of Death
|
February 8, 2004
|
|
Cause of Death
|
Last Seen
|
|
Parents
|
Venus and VAM002
|
|
Litter-Mate(s)
|
Possibly Igraine and four other pups
|
|
Mate(s)
|
|
|
Children
|
|
|
Known For
|
|
|
Also Known As
|
One of the Famous Avatar Sisters, Holly's mother, Flower's grandmother
|
Avatar
Morgause(VAF005) was First Seen on January 24, 1994, in a wild group called the Avatar. Her mother was Venus, the dominant female, and her father was likely VAM002, the dominant male. Morgause was born into a large litter of six. The Avatar only existed for around year; the group was lost after the dominant female and dominant male were lost. All the males left to go roving, leaving only four females: Ziziphus, Morgause, Lazuli, and Igraine, otherwise known as the "Legendary Avatar Sisters". The four sisters did not stay together long; instead of remaining united, the sisters split up in pairs to join different unrelated males. Lazuli and Ziziphus formed the Lazuli, where they both took their turn at being the dominant female. Morgause stayed with her sister Igraine, and it wasn't long before they joined two Drie Doring rovers. The males stayed with the females and formed a new group known as the Young Ones.
Young Ones
As the group started out, there was no clear dominant couple. Morgause mated with Arah in the confusion of no dominant pair, and her sister Igraine also mated with one of the Drie Doring males. Keros established himself as the dominant male over Arah. Igraine then gave birth to a litter of four pups before Morgause. The pups were Jubulani, VYF002, VYF003, and VYF004. During this time, Morgause established herself as the dominant female. She allowed the pups to survive. She soon gave birth to the second litter of pups born in the Young Ones. The litter consisted of three pups, one of them being Stinker. He later would join the Vivian and became their long-term dominant male. Throughout the next few years, Morgause and Keros continued to raise multiple litters of Young Ones pups. Each time Morgause got pregnant, she likely evicted her sister Igraine and her nieces, Jubulani, VYF002, VYF003 and VYF004.
Morgause kept producing litters in her long reign as the dominant female. In 1998, she evicted her daughters, nieces, and sister but most of the female rejoined the group. Holly, Brambles, VYF010, and Piglet left the group to form the famous Whiskers with Lazuli males and a juvenile wild male. In 1999, Morgause evicted her sister Igraine and her nieces Jubulani, VYF003, and VYF004, who left the group and formed the Frisky with wild males. On November 11, 1999, Morgause gave birth to Mary Ellen, John Boy, Jim Bob, and Douglas. Jim Bob and Douglas would later leave the Young Ones in 2001 along with a few other sons of Morgause. Jim Bob became the long-term dominant male of the Vivian and one of her last living sons before he died in April 2007. Morgause gave birth to a new litter on October 8, 2000, including Aragorn. He later took dominance of the Young Ones after Keros died, but would later leave to form the famous Commandos. On November 23, 2001, Morgause gave birth to Asterix, Obelix, Getafix, and another male pup that died on March 10, 2002. This was the last litter she had fathered by Keros. He died and the Young Ones were left with natal dominant males Aragorn and Jim Bob.
Finally, in 2002, a pair of Elveera rovers named Sprite and Goblin joined the group and fought long and hard to become the dominate male. Although Goblin was heavier and stronger than Sprite, he lost and later left the Young Ones. Sprite won the position as the new dominant male, and Morgause accepted him as her mate. Morgause gave birth on May 5, 2002, to Alchemilla, Leo, and Eddie, this being their first surviving litter. On September 15, 2002, Morgause gave birth to Ivory, Shakti, and Veda. Her next litter came on November 29, 2002, when she gave birth to Khoik Khlo, Zulu, Venda, Ndebele, and Mia Moya. By this time, Morgause was getting older and started to produce less litters. She also lost some of her litters to her daughters, who had come of age to raise their own pups. Despite having a weaker hold on breeding rights, Morgause maintained her dominant position. Her last litter was born on December 7, 2003, when she gave birth to Grog and Staff. Morgause was dominant until 2004, when she disappeared. Morgause was very pregnant as well as toothless when she disappeared on February 18, 2004. She probably was predated by a bird of prey like most Last Seen meerkats are. Her daughter Veda succeeded her as the dominant female.
Morgause is the second dominant female to hold a long-serving alpha position. She is beaten only by Mabili, the 10-year dominant female of the Drie Doring. She places in front of Grumpy Lazuli, who was the eight-year serving Moomins dominant female. These three meerkats were also the three oldest KMP female meerkats. Morgause was the second-most productive leader, again placing just behind Mabili, who had 85 pups in all, 79 of which survived to adulthood. Morgause herself had 69 pups in her lifetime.
Successors
Morgause's oldest son Stinker became the long-term dominant male of the Vivian, as well as being the dominant male of the Gattaca and Balrog. His litter-mate Morris may have become a dominant in the Nemesis as well as the X-iles. Her eldest daughter Holly became the first dominant female of the famous Whiskers family. Either Pooh or Roo took over as the dominate female of the Umbongo. Her son Pippin became the long-term dominant male of the Frisky group as well as being the most famous rover with over 500 entries. Jim Bob became the long-term dominant male of the Vivian beside his partner Rhian. Jim Bob's litter-mate brother Douglas, despite not being a dominant male, was also famous due to his part in playing Ozzy on Meerkat Manor. Her son Aragorn became the first dominant male of the Commandos mob. Her daughter Veda took over as the dominant female of the Young Ones after her mother's disappearance, despite not being the oldest female. However, Veda only reigned for a few months before she died on August 17, 2004. Morgause and Keros' last daughter Asterix took dominance for three years until her own death in late 2007. Her last son Grog became famous for his part in playing a roving meerkat of the same name on Meerkat Manor. Her blood runs in the Whiskers, JaXX, and more. Some Young Ones males immigrated into the wild Abba, so some unhabituated groups have her blood as well. Morgause was the grandmother of the "Queen of the Kalahari", Flower, the daughter of Holly.
Children
First litter, born on March 20, 1996, fathered by Keros
Morris (VYM004), Last Seen late 1999, helped form the Nemesis mob
Stinker (VYM005), Last Seen December 2005, former Vivian, Gattaca, and Balrog dominant male
VYF006, Deceased, died July 1997
VYM007, Last Seen December 1999
Second litter, born on December 11, 1996, fathered by Keros
Brambles (VYF007), Last Seen September 2009, helped create the Whiskers
Holly (VYF008), Deceased, predated in September 2000, first dominant female of Whiskers
VYM009, Helped form X-iles, Last Seen late 1999
VYF010, Deceased, predated October 1998, helped form the Whiskers
Third litter, born on February 26, 1997, fathered by Keros
Piglet (VYF011), Last Seen September 1999, helped create Whiskers
Pooh (VYF012), Deceased, predated September 2000, a founder and dominant female of the Umbongo
Roo (VYF013), Deceased, predated April 2001, a founder and dominant female of Umbongo
Eeyore (VYM014), Last Seen September 2000
VYM015, Deceased, predated October 1997
Fourth litter, born on August 15, 1997, fathered by Keros
Durnik (VYM017), Last Seen in August 1999, helped form the Nemesis and X-iles
VYM018, Last Seen September in 2000, helped form the Nemesis and X-iles
Fifth litter, born on November 1, 1997, fathered by Keros
Pippin (VYM019), Last Seen February 2005, former Vivian and Frisky dominant male, most successful rover
VYF020, Last Seen in 2001, helped form the Umbongo
VYF021, Deceased, died 1999
Poppy (VYF022), Last Seen November 2001
Sixth litter, born on January 21, 1998, fathered by Keros
Hunca Munca (VYF023), Last Seen November 2000
Dorf (VYM024), Last Seen November 2003
Moppet (VYM025), Last Seen August 2004
Seventh litter, born May 1998, fathered by Keros
VYM026, Last Seen 1999, helped form the Nemesis
Eighth litter, born July 1998, fathered by Keros
Venus (VYF02?), Last Seen November 2000
Javis (VYM02?)
Merlin (VYM02?)
Ninth litter, born October 1998, fathered by Keros
Darwin (VYM031), Deceased, predated June 25, 2003, former dominant male of the Vivian
Presephon (VYF03?), Deceased
VYM03?, Deceased
VYF03?, Deceased
Tenth litter, born January 1999, fathered by Keros
Biko (VYM03?), Last Seen July 2002
Frodo (VYM03?), Last Seen September 2000
Merkina (VYF03?), Deceased, died December 2001
Eleventh litter, born November 11, 1999, fathered by Keros
Jim Bob (VYM059), Deceased, killed by tuberculosis in April 2007, former Vivian dominant male
Mary Ellen (VYF0??), Last Seen November 2002, helped form the Pharside gang
Douglas (VYM061), Deceased, killed by a puff adder in April 2007, former Vivian dominant male
Jason (VYM062), Last Seen January 2003
John Boy (VYM063), Last Seen July 2002
Eleventh litter, born July 2000, fathered by Keros
Tom (VYF0??), Last Seen November 2002, assisted in creating the Pharside family
Jerry (VYM0??), Last Seen
Twelfth litter, born October 2000, fathered by Keros
Elrond (VY?0??), Last Seen October 2003
Aragorn (VYM073), Deceased, predated March 2007, former dominant male of Young Ones, a founder and dominant male of Commandos
Arwen (VYF???), Last Seen October 2002, helped form the Pharside
Faramir (VY?0??)
Thirteenth litter, born March 2001, fathered by Keros
Jaxta (VYM078), Last Seen November 2003
Lil Foot (VYF07?), Last Seen November 2003
Marnpar (VYM07?), Last Seen November 2003
Nanty Walsha (VYM078), Last Seen December 2003
Fourteenth litter, born September 2001, fathered by Keros
Commodus (VYM0??), Last Seen
Maximus (VYM0??), Last Seen
Katinha (VYF0??), Last Seen
Fifteenth litter, born November 2001, fathered by Keros
Asterix (VYF084), Deceased, died of disease in November 2007, former Young Ones dominant female
Getafix (VYM08?), Last Seen 2004
Obelix (VYM08?), Deceased, mysteriously died in December 2002
Fifteenth litter, born May 2002, fathered by Sprite
Alchemilla (VYF09?), Last Seen November 2003
Eddie (VYM093), Last Seen December 2004, helped form the Commandos
Leo (VYM09?), Last Seen
Sixteenth litter, born September 2002, fathered by Sprite
Ivory (VYF09?), Last Seen November 2002
Shakti (VYF094), Last Seen March 2004
Veda (VYF095), Deceased, predated August 2004, former Young Ones dominant female
Seventeenth litter, born November 2002, fathered by Sprite
Khoi Khoi (VYM096), Last Seen December 2004, helped in founding Commandos
Zulu (VYM097), Last Seen December 2004, helped form the Commandos
Venda (VYM098), Last Seen late 2006, a founding meerkat of Commandos
Ndebele (VYM099), Last Seen December 2004, founding male of Commandos
Mia Moya (VYF100), Last Seen January 2006
Eighteenth litter, born December 2003, fathered by Sprite
Grog (VYM101), Last Seen December 2006, helped form the Commandos
Staff (VYF102), Last Seen October 2004