For 300, How many meerkats were evicted in August 2008 and who was evicted the most?

For 300 What is 10 and VWF115x3?

For 400, Who are the founding females of the JaXX and who is their natal group?

For 400 What are two Lazuli and One Hoax male?

For 500, Explain the ID Codes KMP uses for each Meerkat (what the letters and numbers mean)?

For 500 What is each meerkat is given a unique ID code (e.g. VLF021) at its birth, or when it is first identified. It then keeps this ID throughout its life.

the first letter of the code (“V�? stands for “Van Zylsrus�? to differentiate the animals at this study site from those at the Gemsbok Park (previous research location);

As well as an ID code, each meerkat is given an individual name (e.g. Belgarion VLM001, Silks VVM001, Morgause VYF005, Flower VWF026, Yossarian VVM033 etc). These names are for day to day use, since they are for many researchers easier to remember than large numbers of codes. Litters of pups are normally named by the person working with the group. Once a meerkat is named, its name is seldom altered. No two living meerkats bear the same individual name.

The ID code is the name used most often in any observation notes taken by the researchers �?one usually refers to VAF005, not to Morgause. This is because the ID code carries information which the personal name does not contain. However, in day-to-day work with the meerkats, researchers often use the individual names. Many of the meerkats of the early project days did not have an individual name, or it was forgotten.

Lists of the meerkats as per various dates can be downloaded via the right-hand menu. Please note that the names Meerkat Manor uses are sometimes different or even interchanged with the individual names used in the Project.

The names of new groups are normally chosen by the Project team as a whole. All new groups must have a two-letter initial (e.g. RR for Rascals) because we have already used all the letters of the alphabet?