Izar(VRRM125) was born on March 15, 2009 in the Rascals Mob. His parents were Blondie and Grus, who were the dominant couple at the time. Izar was born in a large litter of six pups His litter-mates were two brothers Crux(VRRM123) and VRRM127 and three sisters Ara(VRRF126), Lyra(VRRF128) and Vela(VRRF124). All six pups survived despite the fact the Rascals only had four adults and four juvenils in the group. The pups helped to boost the numbers of the small Rascals. In June 2009, his mother became absent from the Rascals, and was considered Last Seen. With Blondie gone, his aunt Islay took over as the dominant female without contest and was pregnant by August, however in September she was predated. Izar's older half sister Sancerre, who was just under a year old, took over as the dominant