Tenuvial(VPF001) was first seen as dominant female in the semi-habituated group called the Phantom Mob on March 4, 1994. The Phantom mob's habituation progressed well and was a good size group. However later that year, the Phantom split in two with several meerkats following Tenuvial and the rest remaining with the main group including the dominant male was named Ectorius. Tenuvial's was group couldn't be tracked and was lost. Tenuvial's group remained seperated for a year and a half and were not relocated untill early 1996.