Axel(VYM137) was born in the Young Ones Mob on the November 7, 2006 with two litter mates. Asterix was Axel's mother and Alexander was his father. He had two litter-mates VYP138 and VYP139. After four weeks the pups began to forage with the adults, Axel's two sibling were both predated leaving Axel as the only survivor. Then on December 23, 2006 the Young Ones encountered the Whiskers splinter group. The Young Ones ran away without knowing they had left Axel behind. Being barely a month old on his own in the big dry Kaharai desert, Axel was as good as dead. He would make an easy target for passing by predators, however his cries for help were heared by an adult meerkat.