Ningaloo Whiskers
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Ningaloo Whiskers
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Mob
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Dominant?
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Yes
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Partner
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Born
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6th December 2004
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Parents
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Siblings
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Machu Pichu Whiskers, Petra Whiskers and Popkat Whiskers
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Children
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Eagles Claw Kung Fu, Tigers Paw Kung Fu, and Kleintjie's recent litter of seven pups.
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Known for
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Dominant male of the Kung Fu.
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Also Known as
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A pup called Clive on Meerkat Manor
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Age when became dominant
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Three years old
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[edit] Whiskers
Ningaloo Whiskers is a male meerkat born on 6th December 2004 in a group called the Whiskers. His was born in a litter of four pups in the group. His three litter mates were his two sisters Petra and Popkat( who sadly disappeared) and his one brother Machu Pichu. His parents were the alpha pair of the group who led the Whiskers for nearly five years, they are Flower and Zaphod. Ningaloo and his siblings were actually the seventh litter born to Flower in the Whiskers. He and his siblings survived to three weeks old when they appeared from the burrow. Although pups are usually born at the best start in life, Ningaloo and his litter mates were not born at a bright period in the Whiskers history. They were born during the time when the Whiskers numbering 40+ split into two groups. Ningaloo and his brother Machu Pichu stayed with Flower with only a few several adult meerkats while the rest of the group were under the leadership of Flower's daughter, Super Furry Animal( Daisy on Meerkat Manor). During the split, Popkat was seperated from both groups and disappeared. Evicted female Tosca entered the splinter group and took new dominance in it. Ningaloo and his brother were struggling to get enough food as none of the adult meerkats could afford foraging and rather took more concentration on sentry duty now that the group was so small. Mean while, his sisters Petra were having better care with 30 adults to feed her. Flower actually started to steal food from her young pups to keep her strength up. Ningaloo and his brother finally got some left overs from some of the small group members. The Whiskers re-united and Flower was back in control. Ningaloo was re-united with his sister. When Flower died, Rocket Dog took over, at first Zaphod left the group but then came back. After Flower died, Ningaloo sister Petra gave birth along with 3 other adult females in the group, they gave birth to 8 pups(it still unknown witch ones are Petra's pups). Ningaloo, Machu Pichu and Petra all stayed in the group for most of 2007. October 2007, a rover appeared at the Whiskers, Ningaloo and other males chase him and then got lost, they started to rove.
[edit] Incas/Aztecs/Whiskers
After chasing away the male, the Whiskers males including Zaphod start a roving group call Incas.The group was led by his father Zaphod. The group didn't last long, as they soon came across the Aztecs, they males saw that it was only females and one male, they quickly moved in, kicking out the male. And this was the end of the Incas. When the Incas migrated into the Aztecs mob group which was led by his older half sister Monkulus, Zaphod took the position of dominant male. Ningaloo and the other males start to rove and before the month as over, Ningaloo left the Aztecs and rejoin the Whiskers, where his brother had taken natal-dominant male, after the leaving of Zaphod. When he came back, found out that Petra had been evicted by Rocket Dog, she would later help form Baobab and then disappear. Ningaloo quickly started to rove again, this time he team up with his nephew Wollow.
[edit] Kung Fu
Ningaloo and Wollow soon met up with two evicted Commandos females(one from Gattaca origin),the two females were Kleintjie and her niece Benzedrine, a Frisky male called Clipton Baptist and two wild male. Kleintjie won dominant female and Clipton Baptist won dominant male. Wollow returned to Whiskers while Ningaloo stayed in Kung Fu. Then in April Clipton Baptist and the last wild male left the group and Ningaloo took dominant male of the Kung Fu in May. At this period he was about three years old. Benzedrine gave birth to a litter of 6 pups but only 4 survived. Benzedrine left the Kung Fu. Leaving the group which started out with 7 adults members down to 6, only 2 were adults. In August, Kleintjie gave birth to 4 pups. Then in October, Kleintjie gave birth to 7 pups(all survives). The litter is believe to be father by Ningaloo. Over the next year, the group numbers are raised with the help of the dominant pair being the same and Kleintjie large litters, most, if not all are believe to be fathered by Ningaloo.
[edit] Popularity with the KMP visitors
Ningaloo is still the current dominant male of the Kung Fu. He is seen with a radio collar and is a great leader. He led the Kung Fu in a battle with the Whiskers recently, the Whiskers happen to be his former family. When KMP biologists and visitors visit the group, Ningaloo, always on sentry duty, likes to climb ontop of a researchers head or any hight advantage. Ningaloo is probably on his way of being a KIng of the Kalahari like his father Zaphod.
[edit] Meerkat Manor
Ningaloo was featured on Meerkat Manor season 1 as a pup called Clive. His siblings then were Duddley(Machu Pichu), Petra(Petra) and Mary-Pat(Popkat). He was seen with his brother Duddley(Machu Pichu), having trouble surviving in the small splinter group, while Petra and Mary-Pat(in real life disappear while the group split), were have a great time. The two group reunited and Clive saw his sister again.
