Gooch(VRRM132) was born in September 2010 in the Rascals. His mother was not the dominant female but a subordinate female named Lyra and his father was an unknown rover, possibly a wild male. Gooch was born in a litter of four, his litter-mates were his three sisters Wenis(VRRF133), Coccyx(VRRF134) and Mushy(VRRF135). At the time the Rascals were a small mob but the group was mostly adult meerkats so Gooch and his sisters had many helpers. In December when Gooch was only three months old, the dominant female Sancerre evicted Lyra along with her sisters Rioja, Vela, Ara and Calendula. Only Ara made it back into the group, all the other females disappeared and were considered Last Seen. Gooch and his sisters survived through their first year without much event. His sisters Coccyx and Mushy b