The Smackdown!

Meet the Whiskers, a remarkable family of Meerkats living on the edge of the Kalahari desert. This fascinating new series takes you into their world, with an intimate portrait of family life - meerkat style.

Shakespeare recovers from a vicious bite from a puff adder. Daisy gets a little too comfortable with Carlos from rival gang, the Lazuli. What will her family think? And Flower's little pups are under threat again.

The Whiskers gang expands to 37 when one of Flower's unruly daughters has pups. Youssarian decides the den is no longer safe & attempts a dangerous burrow move while the group is out foraging, & one pup is left fighting for his life.

The dangerous burrow move started by Youssarian spins out of control. Others are out foraging & have to keep an eye on a giant eagle owl. The newest members of the group witness their first thunderstorm & dry season draws to a close.

The meerkat saga continues when Mozart, a young female in the Whiskers family, is evicted by group leader Flower. Then, a sudden storm forces the Whiskers to take shelter in an empty burrow belonging to their arch rivals, the Lazuli.

The meerkat drama continues when one of Flower's pups, Mitch, steals some poisonous insects from his siblings and ends up at death's door. Mozart, the young female evicted from the family for having pups, is finally allowed back.

The Whiskers group has expanded to 40. When they all go out foraging for the first time, they get separated! With such a tiny band at the home front, will Flower's group including her two newest pups be able to survive?

The Whiskers have split into two groups! Flower's little band of seven meerkats are struggling to make ends meet. But it isn't long before she finds the rest of the group and takes back her crown as Queen of the Whiskers Family.

Daisy, one of the young females, gives birth unexpectedly in the wrong burrow. She and her pups won't survive without the help of family as night falls. Yousarrian goes on a mission to try and save Daisy and her new pups.

Flower, the head of the Whiskers family gives birth to another litter of pups, but when the group heads out for the day's foraging, two young and inexperienced males are left in charge with dangerous consequences.

Flower's third litter of pups make their first steps into the outside world. An adventurous new pup prematurely heads straight out with the adults. He has a big adventure and quickly learns the harsh way of life for the Whiskers.

After a stormy night, Flower leads out the foraging gang & leaves the pups with Shakespeare. Everyone is unaware that the rivals, the Lazuli gang, are in Whiskers territory! Will courageous Shakespeare be able to protect the pups?

Flower's unaware of the danger that's facing Shakespeare. He's under attack from the Lazuli! As he tries to hold them off & save Flower's 4 young pups, the Whiskers finally return to chase them off. But this is a bittersweet victory.

It's winter and there's been a tragedy at Meerkat Manor. Courageous little Shakespeare is still missing and presumed dead. All the while, hapless Yousarrian is getting a little too close with Cazanna, the arch rival's dominant female.

The Whiskers lead Flower's new pups on their first foraging trip, but they're caught out in the open by a gang of war-dancing meerkats! Meanwhile, Yousarrian is joined by two roving males vying for Lazuli females.

A new enemy group, the Commandoes, spend the night on the Whiskers patch. With the Whiskers, the Lazuli, and the Commandoes all in close proximity, a vicious battle is imminent. And when it happens, the consequences are tragic!