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Meerkat Manor

PRIMETIME EMMYS® 1X nominee in 2008
Documentary series which follows a meerkat family in the Kalahari Desert, South Africa, called the Whiskers. A drama like no other: whilst the main protagonists may be twelve inches high and live underground in burrows, the relationships, births deaths and conflicts are real.
IMDb 8.3200613 episodesX-Ray7+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - A Family Affair
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    June 8, 2006
    23min
    7+
    Flower, as the dominant female of the group, has a lot to worry about, including her wounded son, Shakespeare, rivals, and her children's affiliation with the rivals.
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  2. S1 E2 - Love Thy Neighbor
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    June 8, 2006
    22min
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    After being bitten by a puff adder, Shakespeare continues his struggle to survive. Carlos, a male from a rival family, threatens Flower's pups. The Whiskers have a territorial dispute with the Lazuli family. Daisy becomes overly friendly with Carlos.
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  3. S1 E3 - Some Like It Hot
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    June 15, 2006
    23min
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    Flower's daughter has pups, making the Whiskers a family of 37. Flower must decide whether to keep all the pups or allow them to die so her own litter can survive. While searching for food, the wounded Shakespeare becomes separated from the group.
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  4. S1 E4 - Revolution
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    June 22, 2006
    23min
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    Survival takes center stage following Youssarian's decision to move the family from the burrow. To add to the problem, a thunderstorm threatens the family.
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  5. S1 E5 - Childhood's End
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    June 29, 2006
    23min
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    Mozart is evicted from the Whiskers family by Flower, and she is forced to leave her pups behind. Territorial drama ensues when the family takes shelter from the storm in one of the burrows formerly inhabited by the Lazuli family.
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  6. S1 E6 - Boys Will Be Boys
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    July 6, 2006
    23min
    7+
    Mitch becomes sick after he steals poisonous insects from his siblings. Mozart is given a reprieve and is allowed to return to Meerkat Manor after her eviction.
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  7. S1 E7 - Divided Loyalties
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    July 13, 2006
    23min
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    The Whiskers family gets separated when they go out foraging for the first time since they became a party of 40. The rival Lazuli tribe continues to cause problems.
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  8. S1 E8 - The Good, the Bad and the Desperate
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    July 20, 2006
    22min
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    Now that the Whiskers have split into two groups, the struggle for survival gets more intense. Daisy and Tosca begin a rivalry, but Flower solves the problem by evicting Tosca from Meerkat Manor.
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  9. S1 E9 - Daisy's Choice
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    July 27, 2006
    23min
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    As the Whiskers family is finally recovering from the split, more problems are created when Daisy gives birth to her pups in the wrong burrow and she needs help. Youssarian goes to her rescue.
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  10. S1 E10 - Flower Power
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    August 3, 2006
    23min
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    Two young male meerkats are in charge of Meerkat Manor when Flower has a new litter of pups. Evicted Tosca attempts to rejoin Whiskers. While the Whiskers are out foraging, they come across a burrow belonging to their enemies, the Lazuli, with a litter of small pups.
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  11. S1 E11 - An Awfully Big Adventure
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    August 10, 2006
    23min
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    Flower's new litter ventures outside for the first time to learn about the world they inhabit in the Kalahari, but since they are Flower's pups, just about all of the adults are on guard.
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  12. S1 E12 - The Calm Before the Storm
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    August 17, 2006
    23min
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    Evicted Tosca realizes she probably will not be allowed to return to Meerkat Manor, so she considers starting a group of her own. Flower leaves Shakespeare in charge when she leads the family on a search for food.
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  13. S1 E13 - Moving On
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    August 24, 2006
    23min
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    When the Whiskers family returns from foraging, they must fight off an attack by the Lazuli family rivals. The pups are safe, but Shakespeare has disappeared.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Mick Kaczorowski
Producers
Mick KaczorowskiCaroline HawkinsMark WildChris BarkerSimon WillockClare BirksAnne Sommerfield
Cast
Flower the Meerkat HerselfMozart the Meerkat Herself
Studio
Oxford Scientific Films
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