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Meerkat Manor

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Genre Nature, documentary, drama
Created by Caroline Hawkins[1]
Narrated by Bill Nighy (UK/Canada)
Mike Goldman (Australia)
Stockard Channing (USA)
Country of origin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
Language(s) English
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No.  of episodes 40 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive
producer(s)		 Mark Wild (UK)
Simon Willock (OSF)
Clare Birks (OSF)
Mick Kaczorowski (US)
Producer(s) Chris Barker
Anne Sommerfield
Lucinda Axelsson
Renoir Tuahene
Editor(s) Caroline Hawkins[1]
Renoir Tuahene
Amanda Young
Location(s) Kalahari Desert
Cinematography John Brown
Robin Smith
Gavin Thurston
Camera setup Multi camera
Running time 24 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Animal Planet International
Picture format PAL
Audio format Surround sound
Original run September 12, 2005 – Present
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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Meerkat Manor premiered in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2005, and the first 13-episode series concluded on October 24, 2005. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. With the success of the programme in the UK, Animal Planet started broadcasting it on its national channels in Australia, Canada, and the US. The series is now available in more than 160 other countries. [2] Three series have aired in their entirety, and the fourth series is scheduled to premiere in the United States on June 6, 2008. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The fourth series, which will be subtitled The Next Generation will see Stockard Channing replacing Sean Astin as the narrator in the American dubbing. Stockard Channing (born February 13, 1944) is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe Award-nominated three time Emmy [3]

Although the show faced criticism from viewers for not intervening when a meerkat was injured and faced death, as a whole Meerkat Manor has enjoyed considerable success and is now Animal Planet's top series, both on the cable channel and through its video-on-demand service. The show's experimental format broke new ground in animal documentary filming techniques and allowed viewers a long term, intimate look into the lives of its meerkat stars, breaking the traditional wall between viewer and subject found with most documentaries.

In 2007, Meerkat Manor was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards. The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American Primetime Television It has won three awards at the 2006 Omni Awards, and at the 2006 and 2007 New York Festivals Award Galas. All three series of the programme have been released to DVD in both Region 1 and Region 2. DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played In 2007, a book entitled Meerkat Manor - The Story of Flower of the Kalahari was released in the UK, detailing the life of Flower and the Whiskers before the series filming began. A television film, Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins documenting Flower's birth and rise to matriarch of the Whiskers aired on Animal Planet on May 25, 2008. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Contents

Production details

Meerkat Manor was created by Caroline Hawkins, executive producer and series editor at Oxford Scientific Films, and commissioned for Animal Planet International by executive producer and commissioning editor Mark Wild. Animal Planet is an American Satellite and Cable Television channel (also broadcast via IPTV in the UK) launched on [1][4] Filming for a 13-episode series takes seven to eight months, and is limited to the Kalahari spring and summer seasons, as meerkats are less active during winter. [5][6] Series three was filmed from November 2006 through April 2007, and Series four began filming in October 2007. [7] Most scenes are filmed on location at the Kuruman River Reserve, where the Kalahari Meerkat Project that the meerkats are a part of is based. The Kalahari Meerkat Project, or KMP, is a long term research project focused on studying the evolutionary causes and ecological consequences of cooperative behaviors in However, the meerkats seen in commercials and on the show's website are not the same animals portrayed in Meerkat Manor. Instead, tamer rescued meerkats from the Fellow Earthlings Wildlife Center are filmed against a green screen. Chroma Key is the name under which ex- Dream Theater Keyboardist Kevin Moore records [8]

Robin Smith finds himself surrounded by foraging meerkats while filming them
Robin Smith finds himself surrounded by foraging meerkats while filming them

The show is primarily filmed using Sony DSR570 cameras, although special equipment is needed for some unique footage. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with For scenes inside the animals' burrows, mini fiber-optic infra-red cameras are employed; wide-angle shots are filmed with a seven-meter crane and a remote-controlled camera platform. A burrow is a hole or tunnel dug into the ground by an Animal to create a space suitable for habitation temporary refuge or as a byproduct of locomotion An optical fiber (or fibre) is a Glass or Plastic fiber that carries Light along its length Infrared ( IR) radiation is Electromagnetic radiation whose Wavelength is longer than that of Visible light, but shorter than that of [9][10] An off-camera wireless microphone is also used to record many meerkat vocalizations, only partially audible to cameras' on-board systems. [9] Most filming is done by a single cameraman and a single sound engineer; researchers have required a minimal human presence to avoid stressing the animals. [6] Eye-level shots are difficult to achieve at times, due to the meerkats' small size and the limited height of even the smallest tripods. [9]

For tracking purposes, the dominant female of each group is fitted with a radio collar, as are some dominant and roaming males. The meerkats – especially younger animals – are marked with dye to differentiate them. [6] As the meerkats are habituated, they will usually ignore the camera crew as long as their "personal space" is respected. [9]

National variations

The UK and US versions of the show have the same content for most episodes; however, the latter is sometimes edited for length to allow for more commercial breaks. Content is also sometimes altered; mating scenes in particular are often removed. Animal Planet US has also occasionally changed the names of meerkats and episode titles. [6] Two of Flower's pups were renamed from Ren and Stumpy to Len and Squiggy; the title of the episode was also changed. [11][12][13]

De la Soul (named for the rap group of the same name), one of the sisters who started the Starsky group, was renamed Whoopi in the US as a tribute to actress Whoopi Goldberg, an early fan of the series. De La Soul is a Grammy Award-winning hip hop group They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky surreal lyrics and their contributions to the evolution Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television [11][12] Animal Planet US has also renamed some of Flower's pups born in season three to honor two other famous fans of the show, Elizabeth Taylor and Denis Leary. Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Denis Colin Leary (born August 18, 1957) is a Golden Globe - and Emmy Award -nominated American Actor, Comedian [6] Several episodes have also been renamed: the title of the final episode of the second series was changed from "The Killing Fields" to "The Quiet Fields". [12][11] During the third series, the third episode's title was changed from "Something's Got to Give" to "Sister Act" (another Goldberg reference), while the sixth episode's title changed from "The House of Zappa" to "Sibling Rivalry". Sister Act is a 1992 American Comedy film released by Touchstone Pictures. [12][11]

The meerkats

Main articles: List of Meerkat Manor meerkats and List of Meerkat Manor episodes
The use of underground cameras allows the crew to capture never before seen footage of a meerkat mother and her pups deep in their burrow.
The use of underground cameras allows the crew to capture never before seen footage of a meerkat mother and her pups deep in their burrow. This is a list of the major meerkats featured in the British documentary Television programme Meerkat Manor produced by Oxford Scientific Films This is an episode list for the on-going British documentary Meerkat Manor.

The show follows several groups of meerkats, who act communally for the benefit of the groups in which they live. These groups are typically led by a dominant female and male, who maintain almost exclusive rights to have offspring. [14] The group followed most closely is known as the Whiskers family. This group was chosen because of its matriarch Flower, an unusually successful dominant female who led the group for five years. [7][15] During series three, Flower died from a snake bite and was succeeded by her daughter Rocket Dog. [6][16]

Animals in neighbouring groups are highlighted in each series as well. [6] In the first series, a group called the Lazuli were shown frequently in competition with the Whiskers family, and the opening credits referred to them as the "neighbours from hell". [14] Although their dominant male Big Si died between series, the Lazuli appeared in the second series, mostly as a source of roving males. This is a list of the major meerkats featured in the British documentary Television programme Meerkat Manor produced by Oxford Scientific Films [17][18] Another group called the Commandoes, led by a one-eyed male named Hannibal, introduced themselves by attacking the Lazuli burrow, killing a pup and badly wounding the babysitting adult. The Commandoes became the new major rivals in the area, killing the pups of evicted Whiskers female Mozart and taking over some of the Whiskers' territory. [19][20]

The Whiskers' new neighbours were the Zappa and the Starsky. [18] Although smaller than the Whiskers, the Zappa attacked frequently, and when they fled after one attack, the Whiskers – in a rare occurrence – adopted an abandoned Zappa pup. [21][21] The Starsky group, on the other hand, was no threat to the Whiskers. Formed by a trio of Flower's daughters permanently evicted from the Whiskers, the small group was ravaged by illness, predators, and a lack of new pups. [22] The constantly struggling Starsky succumbed in the penultimate episode, with the death of the last survivor, Mozart, who was killed by a jackal. A jackal (from Turkish çakal, via Persian shaghal ultimately from Sanskrit sṛgālaḥ) is a member of any of three [23]

Former Whiskers female Maybelline broke away from group at the end of the third series, forming a new group called the Aztecs which became the Whiskers rivals in the fourth series. This is a list of the major meerkats featured in the British documentary Television programme Meerkat Manor produced by Oxford Scientific Films This is a list of the major meerkats featured in the British documentary Television programme Meerkat Manor produced by Oxford Scientific Films [24]

Changes in representation

While the show portrays real events among the Kalahari Meerkats, it also removes repetitive elements of the animals' lives. Because many days are filled with behavior related to grooming and foraging, these routines are often left out of the show in favor of more unusual events. [25]

The meerkats are all named by Kalahari Meerkat volunteers; the individual who first sees a new litter emerge from the burrow is awarded naming rights. This has produced a variety of names, frequently drawn from volunteers' favorite books, movies, musical groups, family and friends, historical figures and geographical locations. [25] Animal Planet sometimes renames the meerkats for narration, arguing that researchers' names are too limited, often relating to spices and food condiments. [6][13] Because of these changes, fans of the series who seek information on the Friends of the Kalahari Meerkat Project website sometimes have trouble locating particular animals. The project has created a list of alterations to help viewers connect the animals on the show to their real-life counterparts, and to match episodes to the monthly KMP Life History reports. The list, however, is only available to paying members of their website. [26][25]

Two of the major Whiskers family rivals are composites, created with footage and blended stories from multiple groups. For example, the Commandoes group on the show uses some of events from the real Commandoes group, but is primarily shown with footage from the Vivian research group – including its dominant couple. [27] Similarly, the show's Zappa group is mostly presented using footage from a group called the "The Young Ones" (named for the British television show); however, the actual story and dominant couple are from the real Zappa Group. The Young Ones was a popular British sitcom, first seen in 1982, on BBC2. [27][15] Axel, the abandoned pup from series three, has a research number that indicates he is probably a Young Ones pup, rather than being a Zappa as the show claims. [28]

Reception

Meerkat Manor has been well received by viewers and critics alike. It is currently Animal Planet's top series, with an audience of more than four million in the United States alone. [29] The viewership of the on-demand video offerings for Meerkat Manor grew 20% in September 2007, when Discovery offered each third series episode, video capsules of series one and two, top ten moments from the show, and a memorial sequence for Flower. [30] Building on the success of Meerkat Manor's unique format, Animal Planet commissioned two similarly formatted programmes: Orangutan Island, which focuses on a group of orphaned orangutans at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue and Rehabilitation Center, and Lemur Street, which looks at the lives of two rival gangs of ring-tailed lemurs in Madagascar. Orangutan Island is a documentary television series in the style of the hugely successful series Meerkat Manor, that blends more traditional documentary The orangutans are two Species of great apes known for their intelligence long arms and reddish-brown hair Lemur Street is a British television show produced by Oxford Scientific Films for Animal Planet International that is based on the successful format The Ring-tailed Lemur ( Lemur catta) is a relatively large Strepsirhine Primate, a Lemur belonging to the family Lemuridae. Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern [31][32]

Meerkat Manor was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2007: one for "Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming" and one for "Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming". The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles California on September 16, 2007 and were televised [33][34] It was also nominated for a 2005 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival Award in the "Animal Behaviour" category, and in 2007 for "Best Original Score". [34] At the 2006 Wildscreen Festival, the series was a finalist in three categories: "Animal Behaviour", "Innovation", and "Popular Broadcast". The Wildscreen Festival is an International Festival of Film, Television and Digital media inspired by Nature and natural [35][34] The series won Gold Statues in "Natural History" and "Cinematography", and a Silver Statue for "Writing", at the 2006 Omni Awards. [34] Meerkat Manor was a two-time Gold Medal winner in the "Nature & Wildlife" category at the New York Festivals Award Gala, in 2006 for series one, and again in 2007 for series one and two. [36][34]

Impact on the genre

Meerkat Manor's innovative new methods of filming allowed the Kalahari Project scientists a chance to uncover aspects of meerkat life never before seen, including life within the burrows. The film crew is also the first to capture meerkat infanticide on film. Infanticide is the practice of someone intentionally causing the death of an Infant. [10]

While many documentaries maintain an emotional distance from their subjects, Meerkat Manor – due to its extended length, soap-opera-like narration, romanticization of the animals' lives, and close-up filming techniques, provides a closer, more personal view of the meerkats. [37] Viewers describe being emotionally involved in the animals' lives, sometimes forgetting they are watching a documentary. The meerkats' frequently short lives and brutal deaths become surprising and disturbing to some audiences. This experimental format is seen as expanding the boundaries of both the nature documentary genre and the nature of reality TV. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality [38]

Like the meerkats, Manor is an odd beast. The crew is forbidden to intervene, and the producers don't sugarcoat the animals' less cuddly habits (infidelity, abandonment of young, occasional cannibalism). But the meerkats are named and given human traits ("courageous," "caring," "bully[ing]"), and their antics and tragedies take place over a sound track. Manor is both brutal and melodramatic and thus more devastating than most documentary or scripted drama.

—James Poniewozik, Time Magazine, November 2, 2007[39]

Criticism

Some fans have criticized the show for its non-interference policy with regard to the meerkats, asking why the film crew and researchers do not give anti-venom to snake-bitten meerkats, or euthanize those dying and suffering. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Antivenin (or antivenom or antivenene) is a biological product used in the treatment of venomous bites or stings Euthanasia (literally "good death" in Ancient Greek) refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner [29] US Executive Producer Mick Kaczorowski pointed out that Meerkat Manor is a show about the real lives and deaths of the meerkats. The research group has a policy against film crews interceding in natural events "because they don't want to have an effect on the gene pool by saving a weaker meerkat [or] affecting the outcome of what's natural in the Kalahari. "[7] As the research project is monitoring ". . . the breeding success and survival of individuals and . . . the factors that effect reproduction and survival" interfering in the natural processes would render the research results invalid. [25] There is one exception to this rule: researchers will euthanize meerkats that contract tuberculosis, to prevent outbreaks that would threaten both the meerkat population and nearby cattle. Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or T u' b' erculosis Bacillus --> is a common [7][25]

Merchandise

Cover of the original UK release of Meerkat Manor: The Story of Flower of the Kalahari
Cover of the original UK release of Meerkat Manor: The Story of Flower of the Kalahari

A book written by Professor Tim Clutton-Brock entitled Meerkat Manor: The Story of Flower of the Kalahari (ISBN 0-297-84484-9) was released in the UK in a hardback edition on October 4, 2007. Timothy Hugh Clutton-Brock, MA PhD ScD FRS (born 13 August 1946) is a British Zoologist known A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [40] The book focuses on Flower's life and the story of the Whiskers, tracing how the group started, providing a timeline of Flower's life, and detailing all of the pups she had over her lifetime, as well as their current locations. The book also gives more background on how the Kalahari Meerkat Project started, the research goals and results, and researchers' personal lives. [41] A paperback edition of the book has been announced for release in the United States by Simon & Schuster through their Touchstone imprint on April 15, 2008. Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Simon & Schuster Inc, a division of CBS Corporation, is a Publisher founded in New York in 1924 by Richard L Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The US release will be titled Meerkat Manor: Flower of the Kalahari (ISBN 1-4165-8767-5). [42][43]

Discover Communications has partnered with Activision to make a video game based on Meerkat Manor as the first in a new series of nature-based games. Activision Inc is an American Video game developer and publisher. It will be released on multiple platforms, with release projected for late 2008. [44]

Film

Oxford Scientific Films produced a feature film for Discovery Films that acts as a prequel to the Meerkat Manor series. A prequel is a work that portrays events and/or aspects of a previously completed narrative but is set prior to the existing narrative [45] Originally announced as Flower: Queen of the Kalahari, Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins was directed by Chris Barker and Mike Slee and narrated by Whoopi Goldberg. Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television [46] The film documents Flower's early life as she grows from a young meerkat to become one of the most successful leaders of the Whiskers clan. [47] The film was introduced at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival in the Spotlight section,[46] and then aired in the United States on Animal Planet on May 25, 2008 as a lead into a thirty-minute Making of Meerkat Manor: the Story Begins special. The TriBeCa Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro in a response to the September 11 2001 attacks on the World Trade The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Animal Planet is an American Satellite and Cable Television channel (also broadcast via IPTV in the UK) launched on Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common On May 30, 2008, another half-hour special The Science of Meerkat Manor is scheduled to air. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [48] The seventy-five minute film is scheduled to be released to Region 1 DVD on June 3, 2008. DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [49]

The film included re-edited footage and a new musical score. The Whiskers story is simplified some, with the Lazuli being the only rival group to appear in the film. This is a list of the major meerkats featured in the British documentary Television programme Meerkat Manor produced by Oxford Scientific Films Unlike with the Meerkat Manor series, the film does not actually depict any of the real Whiskers meerkats. Untrained "meerkats actors" play the role of Flower and her family, with the camera crew searching out appropriately aged meerkats, then following them until the meerkats acted in a way that was needed for the film. Flower herself is depicted by approximately eight female meerkats. [13]

In an early review, a Variety magazine reviewer notes that while the film had nothing new versus the television series, it praised the lack of commercials and continued extraordinary cinematography the series is well known for. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Goldberg's narration was noted to be of better quality than most documentaries, and the film stars were considered to be "addictively adorable animals". [50]

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  13. ^ a b c Grace McCandless, Sarah (2008-05-22). 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Get Ready for More Desert Drama (Official Discovery Blogs interview). Kalahari Confidential. Discovery Channel. Discovery Channel is an American Satellite and Cable TV channel (also delivered via IPTV, Terrestrial television and Retrieved on 2008-05-25. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors.
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  15. ^ a b Current Groups. Friends of the Kalahari Meerkat Project (2007-11-20). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Retrieved on 2007-12-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V
  16. ^ "Journey's End". This is an episode list for the on-going British documentary Meerkat Manor. Meerkat Manor. No. 3. 8, season 3.
  17. ^ "Cold Comfort". This is an episode list for the on-going British documentary Meerkat Manor. Meerkat Manor. No. 2. 1, season 2.
  18. ^ a b "Young Blood". This is an episode list for the on-going British documentary Meerkat Manor. Meerkat Manor. No. 2. 3, season 2.
  19. ^ "The Killing Fields". This is an episode list for the on-going British documentary Meerkat Manor. Meerkat Manor. No. 2. 13, season 2.
  20. ^ "On Dangerous Ground". This is an episode list for the on-going British documentary Meerkat Manor. Meerkat Manor. No. 3. 1, season 3.
  21. ^ a b "Something's Got to Give". This is an episode list for the on-going British documentary Meerkat Manor. Meerkat Manor. No. 3. 3, season 3.
  22. ^ "The Mission". This is an episode list for the on-going British documentary Meerkat Manor. Meerkat Manor. No. 3. 2, season 3.
  23. ^ "The Graduate". This is an episode list for the on-going British documentary Meerkat Manor. Meerkat Manor. No. 3. 12, season 3.
  24. ^ About the Series. Animal Planet. Animal Planet is an American Satellite and Cable Television channel (also broadcast via IPTV in the UK) launched on Retrieved on 2008-05-26. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place
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  28. ^ List of Meerkat Names for 2007 (pdf). Kalahari Meerkat Project. Retrieved on 2007-12-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V
  29. ^ a b Bellafante, Ginia (2007-10-10). Ginia Bellafante (born March 31 1965 is an American writer and critic primarily for the New York Times. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated 'The Desert Has Lost Its Favorite Rose': Death Comes to the Whiskers Family. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine
  30. ^ Reynolds, Mike (2007-11-09). Michael Lee Reynolds (1930- is a voice actor who is also known as Mike L Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Short-Form Content Drives Discovery VOD Gains (English). The New York Multichannel News. Retrieved on 2007-11-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem.
  31. ^ Orangutan Island: About the Show. Animal Planet. Retrieved on 2007-12-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V
  32. ^ Production Programmes. Oxford Scientific Films. Retrieved on 2007-12-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V
  33. ^ The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominations Summary. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved on 2008-01-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks
  34. ^ a b c d e OSF Award Winning Productions. Southern Star Group. Retrieved on 2008-01-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks
  35. ^ Wildscreen 2006 Finalist Films. Wildscreen Festival. Retrieved on 2008-01-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks
  36. ^ TV Programming & Promotion Showcase. New York Festivals. International Awards Group. Retrieved on 2008-01-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks
  37. ^ McFarland, Melanie (2007-10-25). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Why is 'Meerkat' tragedy so tough to take? It's personal. Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine
  38. ^ Smith, Lynn (2007-09-29). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Tributes to the passing of a meerkat matriarch. LA Times. Retrieved on 2007-10-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine
  39. ^ Poniewozik, James (2007-11-02). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Looks like Meerkat Love. Time Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-11-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem.
  40. ^ Information and Excerpt about Meerkat Manor book. Friends of the Kalahari Meerkats (2007-09-29). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Retrieved on 2007-12-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V
  41. ^ Clutton-Brock, Tim (2007). Meerkat Manor - The Story of Flower of the Kalahari. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0-297-84484-9.  
  42. ^ Meerkat Manor: Flower of the Kalahari (Paperback). Amazon. com. Retrieved on 2008-01-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
  43. ^ Meerkat Manor: Flower of the Kalahari (Trade Paperback). Simon & Schuster (2007-09-29). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Retrieved on 2008-01-14. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.
  44. ^ Hillis, Scott; John Wallace. "Discovery to make nature-themed video games", Yahoo! News, Reuters, 2007-11-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Retrieved on 2007-12-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways  
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  48. ^ Animal Planet (2008-04-21). Animal Planet is an American Satellite and Cable Television channel (also broadcast via IPTV in the UK) launched on 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) "Meerkat Manor: The Next Generation Claws Back to Animal Planet Friday, June 6, at 9 PM". Press release. A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded Communication directed at members of the News Retrieved on 2008-04-22. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil.
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  50. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (2009-05-19). This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins. Variety. Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Retrieved on 2008-05-20. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held

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