They find the Lazuli burrow and kill one of the two Lazuli pups in the burrow and badly wound Marilyn, the Lazuli babysitter. Safe enoughto be cannibalized by one's pregnant aunt, or have your tail chewed bya pregnant sister, or simply get abandoned by a horny or brain-damagedbabysitter. Sophie also gave birth to three pups of her own, now a week old. Mitch, Juno, and two other Whisker adults remain behind to watch over the ailing Rocket Dog. When the vultures are drawn off to other prey, the group springs into action. In the morning, Nikita evicts Rosie with aid from her daughter Serena, followed by one of Nikita's other daughters. Rocket Dog shows interest in the male as she needs a mate, but Zaphod quickly chases him off, with help from six other Whiskers males.
Her brother Mitch comes closer to reaching her, but turns back to the group before he gets within earshot. His sisters Mozart and Tosca continue to watch over him as he goes to forage for food early in the morning. After a short fight, the Lazuli are forced to retreat again. When she goes foraging with the group the next day, Tosca's young sons Jogu and McMurphy are left behind as babysitters. When Zaphod steals food from Flower, she forages away from him and is found by roving Zappa male.
Back at the burrow, the Whiskers discover the pups are missing, but a thunderstorm temporarily keeps them from going back out to search for them. So, in summary, don't bother. With approaching, the Whiskers take shelter for the night in an empty Lazuli burrow. Rita hears his distress calls and returns for him, saving him from a circling hawk. But even most of the story is not real, because it imagines what themeerkats are thinking, even more than the series did, and attributesall kinds of magical and religious thoughts to them. During the night, Mitch recovers while Flower gives birth to a new litter of four pups.
Wilson returns, with another adult male. The Zappa find the Whiskers scent marks and follow them towards Sophie and the pups. Outstanding cinematography and a great score make this an enjoyablefilm that the whole family will enjoy. Sophie is able to lead one of the pups safely out another entrance. So the duo return again to the Whiskers, where Wilson and Sophie again reunite.
Due to a flying over head, the Whiskers are forced to start foraging late. Friends of the Kalahari Meerkat Project. Later in the day, Carlos, the wandering Lazuli male who previously Daisy, approaches the Whiskers den and mates with Mozart. The three get split up during their flight. Flower has a new set of pups. Rocket Dog gives birth to four pups, then, driven by hunger, goes to forage along with the other Whiskers. The next day the babysitters initiate another burrow move and Daisy's pups are left behind.
She struggles to find food and stay safe on her own while wounded from Flower's attack. Neither Shakespeare nor Tosca have been seen by researchers between the filming sessions and both are presumed dead. The previous seasons that Astin did had some melodrama, but not like this. Wilson and Mozart make their way back to the Commandoes territory upon sun up. Axel finds a in a side entrance to the baby sitting burrow. She goes out to search for it, but can't find it and the pup dies. With the loss of seven males, Rocket Dog chooses to flee instead of fight, and the Commandoes drive them completely out of their territory.
The evicted Zappa female Melanie visits the burrow, then leaves followed by Jogu who mates with her. Kinkajou fully assumes the role of dominate female. Zorro is now the dominant male of the Commandoes group, infusing the group with new blood. She and her sister have been allowed to remain in the group. One of the stupider lines was something about how Flower supposedlylearns that family is where everyone is always safe. Her head swollen, she would remain still to give herself the best chance for survival, but with the pups in danger above ground, she summons the strength to initiate a burrow move.
As they move, Mitch spots another group in the distance, and they quickly take to the grass to find a bolt hole for temporary refuge. Along the way Mitch is the only one of the group to try and care for the two pups and Ren is eventually picked off by a. Nikita, the dominant female of the Commandoes, leads her group in an attack against the Whiskers. With the Whiskers to the border between their territories, members of the Lazuli appear and challenge the Whiskers. Wilson and Mozart are separated during this fight, so Wilson returns to his group's burrow for the night. The fourth, and final, series premiered in the United States on 6 June 2008 with the subtitle of The Next Generation.