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Jire has had seven offspring and is the most beautiful of the Bossou females. She is well respected by all community members. She is probably one of the best mothers due to her relaxed manner and caring nature.

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JIRE' son
JEJE is a quiet, sensible and chilled out young male.
This does not stop him, however, protecting his mother whenever necessary, even if this means having to confront fully grown adult males.

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Old and charismatic, Yo is the dominant female of the Bossou community despite her age. She is suspected to have immigrated into the Bossou community. Since her arrival she has reared five offspring.

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Fana has to date successfully raised three infants.
Her left shoulder is dislocated, but she is still able to continue her daily activities. She is timid and is quite often bullied by the oldest male Tua.

FANA's son
FOAF was the alpha-male of the Bossou community from 1998 until spring of 2004. He has a strong alliance with Tua, but spends most of his time with his favorite adult female, PAMA, especially when she is in estrous. His attempts to entice her to join him on consortships have nevertheless recently been hampered by YOLO, the new alpha male of the community.

FANA's daughter
She gave birth to FLANLE at the young age of 9 years and 11 months old. She is a good first time mother and a keen tool-user, thus a good model for her infant.

FANLE gave the birth to her 2nd baby at Bossou in November 4th, 2012.

Velu passed away on March 15, 2017 at the estimated age of 58.

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PAMA's son

Yolo was born in 1991 as the son of Yolo. He had taken on the alpha male role from April of 2004.

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JIRE's daughter

FLANLE was born in 2007 as the FANLE's eldest son. He passed away due to an unidentified illness at the end of August 2016.