Rhea(VNEF025) was born in the Nequoia Mob in July 2010. Her mother was the dominant female Kaluha and her father was Pantxo, the dominant couple of the Nequoia at the time. Rhea was born in with two litter-mate sisters named Luna(VNEF024) and Gaia(VNEF026). They were Kaluha's first surviving litter ever and probably the first litter father by Pantxo. All three sisters survived their first few weeks and started foraging with the adults. Kaluha gave birth to another litter in December, by then Rhea was old enough to fend for herself but not yet old enough to help care for the pups. Rhea and her sisters soon reach adulthood without much event. Rhea and her sisters were some of the oldest females in the group with only their aunt and cousin older. Since Rhea was one of the oldest females, her