Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins
Movie • 2008
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The story of a family of meerkats living in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.
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Several meerkats die in this film, most of them being young pups. As no animals were harmed in the making of this film, the deaths are either offscreen or heavily edited.
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There are no dog fights, however two rival meerkats groups are shown fighting each other.
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Animal carcasses and skeletons are shown, albeit with minimal blood/gore.
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No human children are shown, let alone abused. However a litter of meerkat pups is stated to be killed by their mother’s rival.
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Does a kid die?
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Most of the meerkats which die in this film are pups.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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It is depicted as a happy ending as Flower becomes the dominant female and the Whiskers are shown to be thriving again as the narrator details their future accomplishments. However, it is mentioned that Flower eventually died (this film is a prequel to the Meerkat Manor series, where Flower’s real-life death is shown).
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Is there blood/gore?
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A meerkat called Holly is shown with a giant slash across the side of her stomach as she sits dying in the sunset. As no animals were harmed in the making of this film, the wound is fake and the bird attack which caused the injury is only implied.
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There is implied cannibalism when a meerkat named Viali is stated to kill Flower’s newborn pups in order to eliminate competition for her own kids.
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Does a parent die?
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Two mother meerkats die, and a father meerkat leaves and is never seen again.
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A meerkat called Viali is hit and killed by a vehicle while trying to cross the road to catch up with her family. As no animals were harmed in the making of this film, the scene is edited so the impact and dead body is not shown (there is a shot from underneath the vehicle which shows the car racing towards Viali before it cuts away to another angle and an impact sound effect is heard).
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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There are scenes filmed inside the meerkats’ windy, narrow burrows (up to 2m underground), which may be uncomfortable or triggering for some viewers.
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A snake is shown twice in the film, and kills a pup called Petal during its first appearance. As no animals were harmed in the making of this film, the attack is not shown.
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There are two mating scenes shown in the film. These scenes are also narrated in an anthropomorphic manner, depicting the mating animals as romantic and/or sexual lovers which may be unsettling for some viewers.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Some of the action scenes are very intensely edited, with multiple fast cuts which may be overwhelming.
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Meerkats are shown spitting at a snake as a form of intimidation and self-defence.
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As the camera crew often have to follow the meerkat groups on foot, the footage can be shaky in scenes away from the burrows such as those which feature running/chasing and fighting.
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Are there bugs?
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As insects make up a large portion of a meerkat’s diet, a variety of bugs (including but not limited to ants, worms, millipedes and beetles) are shown in some scenes.
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