Gandalf was a wild meerkat who was First Seen as the dominant male of the Gosa Mob. The dominant female at his side was Cleopatra. Gandalf was considered to be a hard-working patriarch, with no sign of any major threat for his position on the horizon. However, he often asserted his dominance on a subordinate male in the group called Brutus, who tried mating with some subordinate females within the mob. In July 2012, two young males named Starsky and Hutch were separated from the main group. Gandalf left the Gosa to find the pair, but got lost himself. Gandalf encountered a splintered half of the Jaco's Dune Mob, which at the time consisted of mostly females and very young members. Something spooked the rival group and caused them to flee, leaving behind one of the youngest meerkats. Gandal