Umbongo Mob

Umbongo Mob
Date of Forming	November 1999
Founders	Pooh, Roo, Amidalia, Oliver, Marvus and Walrus
Dominant Female(s)	Pooh, Roo, Amidalia, Arizona and Baby Bee
Dominant Male(s)	Marvus, Walrus and Oliver
Current Dominant Female	Baby Bee
Current Dominant Male	Oliver
Number of Members	18
Evicted Meerkat(s)	Lillia and Miss Jill
Roving Meerkat(s)	Oliver, Acton, Sam the Man, Millo, Mr. Jack and Gurk
Pup(s)	4

The Umbongo was formed in 1999 four evicted Young Ones females along with pups team up with two Frisky males. The males were seen feeding the pups on the first day. The dominance pair was Pooh and Marvus but Pooh was predated a few months later and her litter-mate Roo took female dominance beside Walrus. The Umbongo established well despite losing their dominant pair. In mid-2002 disease began to spread within the group taking both dominants.

Dominant Pair

When the group first formed, one of the wild Frisky males Marvus easilly won dominance. The two oldest Young Ones females Pooh and Roo competed for dominance till finally Pooh won dominance over Roo. After a few months Pooh was predated and Roo took over dominance till her death in early 2001. Amidalla the last Young Ones female established dominance. Marvus was predated and Walrus became the dominant male until disease hit the group in mid-2002 taking both Amidalia and Walrus, leaving Arizona and Oliver, a tag-a-long Young Ones' pup from when the group first formed as dominant. However Arizona later died from disease and her younger sister Baby Bee became the new dominant female in her place. 

Current Members

The Umbongo have 18 members as of June 2002.

Baby Bee (VUUF004)  Dominant Female

Oliver (VYM035) Dominant Male

Acton (VUUM001)

Sam the Man (VUUM005)

Lillia (VUUF007)

Millo (VUUM08)

Gurk (VUUM010)

Miss Jill (VUUF013)

Mr. Jack (VUUM015)

Hodge (VUUM016)

Anna Sue (VUUF019)

VUUM020

VUUM021

VUUF022 VUUP023

VUUP024

VUUP025

VUUP026

All Known Members

A list of meerkats born or joined the Umbongo.

Pooh (VYF012)

Roo (VYF013)

Oliver (VYM035)

Amidalia (VYF040)

Marvus (VFKM002)

Walrus (VFKM003)

Acton (VUUM001)

Arizona (VUUF002)

Kate (VUUP003)

Baby Bee (VUUF004)

Sam the Man (VUUM005)

VUUP006

Lillia (VUUF007)

Millo (VUUM008)

Hannah (VUUF009)

Gurk (VUUM010)

Shelly (VUUF011)

VUUM012

Missy (VUUF013)

VUUP014

Mr. Jack (VUUM015)

Hodge (VUUF016)

VUUF017

VUUF018

Anna Sue (VUUM019) 

VUYF020

VUUM021

VUUM022

VUUP023

VUUP024

VUUP025

VUUP026

Rivals

The Umbongo's main rivals are the Nemesis Mob. They also encounter the Jabberwocky Mob.

History

November 1999: Pooh, Roo, AmidalIa and Oliver teamed up with Marvus and Walrus. Pooh and Marvus became the dominant pair.

December 1999: Pooh and Roo were pregnant. One encounter with Nemesis.

January 2000: Pooh was pregnant. Roo lost her litter. Roo and AmidalIa were evicted.Two encounters with Nemesis.

Febuary 2000: Pooh gave birth to Acton and Arizona. 

March 2000: One encounter with Jabberwocky.

April 2000: Walrus went roving. One encouter with Jabberwocky and Nemesis.

May 2000: Pooh was pregnant. Roo and Amedilia were evicted. 

June 2000: Pooh gave birth to Kate, Baby Bee and Sam the Man. 

July 2000:  Roo aborted.Two encounters with Nemesis.

August 2000: Pooh aborted. Two encounters with Jabberwocky.

September 2000: Pooh was predated. Roo assumed dominance.

October 2000: AmidalIa was pregnant but aborted. Walrus went roving. One encounter with Nemesis.

November 2000: Roo was pregnant. Amidalla was evicted. Two encounters with Nemesis.

December 2000: Roo gave birth to VUUP006, Lillia and Millo.

January 2001: VUUP006 was predated. Two encounter with Jabberwocky.

Febuary 2001: Roo was pregnant. AmidalIa and Arizona were evicted. Walrus and Oliver went roving.

March 2001: Roo gave birth to Hannah, Gurk, VUUM012 and Shelly.

April 2001: Roo was predated. AmidalIa became the new dominant female. Five encounters with Nemisis.

May 2001: VUUM012 was predated. Walrus, Oliver and Acton went roving. One encounter with Jabberwocky.

June 2001: Oliver went roving. 

July 2001: AmidalIa was pregnant. Three encounters with Nemesis and two with Jabberwocky.

August 2001: AmidalIa gave birth to Missy, Mr. Jake and VUUP014.

September 2001: VUUP014 was predated. Walrus, Oliver and Acton and  Sam the Man went roving.

October 2001: Marvus was predated. Walrus became the new dominant male. Baby Bee was pregant. 

November 2001: Baby Bee aborted her litter. Amidalia was pregnant. Arizona, Baby Bee and Kate were evicted.  Four encounters with Jabberwocky and one with Nemesis.

December 2001: Amidalia gave birth to Hodge, VUUF017, VUUF018 and Anna Sue.

Janaury 2002: VUUF018 was predated. Oliver and Sam Man went roving.Two encounters with Jabberwocky.

February 2002: VUUF017 was predated. Oliver, Acton, Sam Man and Millo went roving.

March 2002: Amidalia was pregnant. Arizona, Kate, Shelly and Baby Bee were evicted. Two encounters with Jabberwocky.

April 2002: Amidalia gave birth to VUUM020, VUUF021 and VUUM022.

May 2002: Oliver, Acton, Sam Man, Millo and Gurk went roving.

June 2002: Walrus died of TB. Oliver became the dominant male.

July 2002: Kat died of TB. 

August 2002: Oliver, Acton, Sam the Man, Millo, Gurk and Mr. Jack went roving. 

September 2002: Amidalia disappeared and was Last Seen. Arizona became the dominant female. 

October 2002: Arizona was pregnant. Baby Bee, Shelly, Lillia and Hannah were evicted. 

November 2002: Arizona gave birth to VUUP023, VUUP024, VUUP025 and VUUP026. 

December 2002: Hannah died of TB. Oliver, Sam the Man, Gurk and Mr. Jack went roving. 

Janaury 2003: Oliver, Acton, Sam the Man, Millo, Gurk and Mr. Jack went roving. 

February 2003: Arizona and Shelly died of TB. Baby Bee became the new dominant female.