Caroline Hawkins
Director
Meerkat Manor (2006)
Season 2
Meerkat Manor is a British television programme produced by Oxford Scientific Films for Animal Planet International that premiered in September 2005 and ran for four series until its cancellation in August 2008. Blending more traditional animal documentary style footage with dramatic narration, the series told the story of the Whiskers, one of more than a dozen families of meerkats in the Kalahari Desert being studied as part of the Kalahari Meerkat Project, a long-term field study into the ecological causes and evolutionary consequences of the cooperative nature of meerkats. The original programme was narrated by Bill Nighy, with the narration redubbed by Mike Goldman for the Australian airings and Sean Astin for the American broadcasts. The fourth series, subtitled The Next Generation, saw Stockard Channing replacing Astin as the narrator in the American dubbing.
Released Sept. 2, 2005
Episode 30 min
5+
Genres: Documentary, Drama
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Production Companies: Oxford Scientific Films
Network: Animal Planet
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Cold Comfort
Season 2 brings winter to Meerkat Manor. The Whiskers did not find Shakespeare after the Lazuli attack and he is presumed dead. Other tragedies are reshaping the families and Youssarian hopes to become the dominant male of the Lazuli clan.
Sept. 29, 2006, midnight
S2E2 - The Three Amigos
While on their first foraging trip, Flower's new pups are caught out in the open by a gang of war-dancing meerkats. Two of the Whiskers males who want to mate with Lazuli females join Youssarian.
Sept. 29, 2006, midnight
S2E3 - Young Blood
The Commandoes, a new enemy family, spend the night on the Whiskers territory. A conflict ensues between the Whiskers, the Lazuli and the Commandoes.
Oct. 6, 2006, midnight
S2E4 - Iron Lady
Flower decides it's time to move because the Whiskers have been at the same burrow for five weeks. She's in no mood for any nonsense due to her pregnancy, so her three daughters, Kinkajou, Daisy and Mozart, try to be careful or face eviction.
Oct. 6, 2006, midnight
S2E5 - No Place Like Home
Mozart, who was evicted from the Whiskers a month earlier, is pregnant. Without the family's support, her pups most likely will die. Flower has a new litter and the rain ensures there will be a plentiful supply of food for all the meerkats.
Oct. 13, 2006, midnight
S2E6 - When Flower Met Hannibal
As Mozart's banishment continues, Flower and the pups get into a vicious fight with the Commandoes when the Whiskers get split up.
Oct. 13, 2006, midnight
S2E7 - United We Stand
Mozart is allowed to return to the family, but there serious consequences ensue when the Whiskers battle with the Commandoes. After three weeks of rain, Flower's newest litter of pups finally emerge from the burrow.
Oct. 20, 2006, midnight
S2E8 - The Enemy Within
Youssarian abandons his babysitting duties and leaves Flower's pups alone to face a terrifying rain storm. In an attempt to expand their territory, the rival Lazulis move a little too close to the Whiskers.
Oct. 20, 2006, midnight
S2E9 - The Art of Leadership
When the Whiskers are caught raiding their rival's burrow, they are forced to flee with dire consequences. Flower learns one of her daughters has a secret.
Oct. 27, 2006, midnight
S2E10 - Balance of Power
Big problems evolve at Meerkat Manor because Flower and Mozart are pregnant at the same time. Youssarian is left to babysit Flower's second litter of year. Mozart attempts to exert her authority on the Whiskers.
Oct. 27, 2006, midnight
S2E11 - Growing Pains
Heavy rains leave the Kalahari covered with lush foliage, with tall grasses and beautiful flowers. Although life has never been better for the Whiskers, unusual conditions could mean disaster for the family.
Nov. 3, 2006, midnight
S2E12 - The Godmother
Although Flower's newest litter is welcome in the family, Mozart's unborn pups face an uncertain fate. She weighs her options as she tries to avoid losing her second litter of the year.
Nov. 10, 2006, midnight
S2E13 - The Quiet Fields
Winter returns to Meerkat Manor. The family has abandoned Mozart, who is trying to take care of her newborn pups. The rival Commandoes force a confrontation with the Whiskers.
Nov. 10, 2006, midnight
Network: Animal Planet
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 1560 min.
Released: Sept. 2, 2005
Last Air Date: Aug. 22, 2008, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 5+
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