Bernard(VLM119) was born in the Lazuli group on April 24, 2006. His mother was HP and his father was a roving male from another group. Bernard was born in a large litter of seven pups, his litter-mates were Caroline(VLF123), Teaser(VLM122), Shaka Zulu(VLM124), Flax(VLF118), Landie(VLF121) and Lallie(VLF120). The dominant female was Cazanna, who had no pups of her own at the time after the lost of her mate. The Lazuli were losing members after several evicted females and roving males had disappeared so the pups boosted the Lazuli's low numbers. Sadly Cazanna died in 2006 and her eldest daughter Aretha took over as the new dominant female. Flax died in May 2007, a few months later in September Lallie and Teaser were killed and then November Landie was killed. Bernard and his brother Shaka Zu