Ziziphus(VAF002) was First Seen on January 13, 1994 in a group named Avatar. Her birth date was October 20, 1993. Her mother was Venus, who was the dominant female. Her father may have been the Avatar's dominant male. There were two subordinate adult males in the Avatar mob at that time who were thought to be her litter-mate brothers. Ziziphus was seen as a subordinate female named Lazuli a possible litter-mate sister. Ziziphus lived in the Avatar until October 1995 the Avatar members dispersed and were no longer followed after the death of Venus. When the Avatar were lost, Ziziphus and Lazuli disappeared with some wild males. There were only four surviving Avatar meerkats. They were Morgause and Igraine, who formed the Young Ones and Ziziphus and Lazuli, who formed the Lazuli.