Born outside the pridelands Rukas mother would raise Ruka alone, teaching Ruka how to surive, the whistles and clicks needed and what each means. Rukas homeland was a dangous place for a young dikdik but Ruka somehow made it to  teenage hood

As a teen Ruka left and went to find a place to live , she ran into other dikdiks but none seemed to be to friendely, Ruka kept away from other animals as she didn't know who to trust, untill one day she came apon a forest and went to explore, here she met a warthog and meerkat (timon and pumba) and  found she could meet other animals without danger , they told her the pridelands  on the other side of the forest protected animals by not over hunting and as she would be the only dikdik would be safe. Ruka traveled to the pridelands  and set up her grazing grounds near the forest so she could vist timon and pumba when she felt like it.

it didn't take long for the royal family to hear about Ruka and the lion guards leader came and welcomed her to the pridelands, she told them she was happy on the grazing area she had picked and would be no issue to them.