Beettle(VWM001) was born December 22, 1997 and later was brought to the Kalahari Meerkat Project, where he was later released in April 1998. Being only five months old, Beetle's chances of survival on his own were low, however he was released near a group of four evicted Young Ones females. who he met up with, and later they were joined by two Lazuli males. The small group stayed together and set the foundation for the Whiskers. Beelte was far too young to compete for dominance so one of the Lazuli males named Argon became the dominant male. Beetle survived in his new mob and reach his first birthday. Then a few months later the Whiskers encountered a Lazuli female, Argon's sister, VLF005 who had been seperated from the X-iles Mob. The Whiskers chased her away, however later on Beetle left