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Meerkat Manor

Season 2 2006

  • 2006-09-29T07:00:00Z on Animal Planet
  • 24m
  • 6h 6m (13 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary, Drama
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. Meerkat Manor premiered in the United Kingdom on 12 September 2005, and the first 13-episode series concluded on 24 October 2005. With the success of the programme in the United Kingdom, Animal Planet started broadcasting it on its national channels in Australia, Canada, and the US. It has since been rebroadcast in more than 160 other countries. The fourth, and final, series aired initially in the United States from 6 June 2008 to 22 August 2008; it aired in the United Kingdom in April 2009. In August 2009, it was reported that the programme had been cancelled.

13 episodes

Season Premiere

2006-09-29T07:00:00Z

2x01 Cold Comfort

Season Premiere

2x01 Cold Comfort

  • 2006-09-29T07:00:00Z24m

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.

2006-09-29T07:00:00Z

2x02 The Three Amigos

2x02 The Three Amigos

  • 2006-09-29T07:00:00Z30m

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.

2006-10-06T07:00:00Z

2x03 Young Blood

2x03 Young Blood

  • 2006-10-06T07:00:00Z30m

The Commandoes, a new enemy family, spend the night on the Whiskers territory. A conflict ensues between the Whiskers, the Lazuli and the Commandoes.

2006-10-06T07:00:00Z

2x04 Iron Lady

2x04 Iron Lady

  • 2006-10-06T07:00:00Z30m

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.

2006-10-13T07:00:00Z

2x05 No Place Like Home

2x05 No Place Like Home

  • 2006-10-13T07:00:00Z24m

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.

2006-10-13T07:00:00Z

2x06 When Flower Met Hannibal

2x06 When Flower Met Hannibal

  • 2006-10-13T07:00:00Z30m

As Mozart's banishment continues, Flower and the pups get into a vicious fight with the Commandoes when the Whiskers get split up.

2006-10-20T07:00:00Z

2x07 United We Stand

2x07 United We Stand

  • 2006-10-20T07:00:00Z24m

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.

2006-10-20T07:00:00Z

2x08 The Enemy Within

2x08 The Enemy Within

  • 2006-10-20T07:00:00Z30m

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.

2006-10-27T07:00:00Z

2x09 The Art of Leadership

2x09 The Art of Leadership

  • 2006-10-27T07:00:00Z30m

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.

2006-10-27T07:00:00Z

2x10 Balance of Power

2x10 Balance of Power

  • 2006-10-27T07:00:00Z30m

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.

2006-11-03T08:00:00Z

2x11 Growing Pains

2x11 Growing Pains

  • 2006-11-03T08:00:00Z24m

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.

2006-11-10T08:00:00Z

2x12 The Godmother

2x12 The Godmother

  • 2006-11-10T08:00:00Z30m

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.

Season Finale

2006-11-10T08:00:00Z

2x13 The Quiet Fields

Season Finale

2x13 The Quiet Fields

  • 2006-11-10T08:00:00Z30m

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.

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