A newborn pup is kidnapped by juvenile-delinquent meerkats and roughed up; one is bitten by a puff adder and fights to survive.
Shakespeare tries to recover from the puff-adder bites; a male from the rival Lazuli family threatens the pups while Daisy decides to have an illicit affair with him.
Temperatures soar on the Kalahari and food becomes scarce when prey digs into the ground to escape the heat.
Youssarian's dangerous burrow move leaves one pup fighting for life; an eagle owl threatens Flower's pups while they are out foraging; several pups witness their first thunderstorm, signaling an end to the dry season.
One of the young females is banished from the group by the leader, Flower; a sudden storm forces the group to take shelter in an empty burrow belonging to a rival clan.
One of the pups eats toxic insects and becomes seriously ill; a female who was evicted by the alpha female is allowed to return to the group.
The Whiskers clan expands to 40 members who go foraging together, but they get separated. Flower is left with a group of only seven that includes two pups, which leaves their survival in question.
The Whiskers clan splits into two, with Flower's group numbering six while Daisy is usurped by Tosca, who takes control of 32 meerkats. Tosca ultimately feels Flower's wrath, while Daisy bears pups from her liaison with Carlos.
One of the females gives birth in the wrong burrow, and a risky relocation of the pups is required.
The head of the Whiskers family, Flower, gives birth to another litter of pups. Later, the group heads out to forage, and there is a potential for disaster when two young, inexperienced males are left in charge of the babies.
Flower's third litter ventures outside the confines of the den, but one pup decides to follow the adults, which turns out to be a big mistake.
After the storms clear, Flower leaves the pups with Shakespeare, unaware that the Lazuli gang is lurking in the Whiskers' territory.
Shakespeare faces an attack from the Lazuli gang, defending four young pups until reinforcements arrive.
Winter sets in, and Shakespeare is still missing and presumed dead. Later, while Yousarrian gets too intimate with a rival's dominant female, Tosca disappears.
Flower's new pups go on their first foraging trip, but the rival clan spies them; Yousarrian is befriended by two roving males vying for Lazuli females.
A new rival group, the Commandoes, spend the night on the Whiskers' turf, but with the two clans and the Lazuli so close together, a conflict is inevitable. Sean Astin narrates.
Flower decides it's time to move after spending more than a month at the same burrow. On top of that, her on-going pregnancy is making her rather cranky, and the other meerkats must watch out.
Mozart, evicted from the Flowers clan a month ago, is pregnant, and without the clan's support, her pups will die.
Mozart's banishment from the Whiskers clan continues, and Flower and the pups get into a fight with a rival clan, the Commandoes.
Mozart is allowed back into the clan, but consequences from the Whiskers' last battle with the Commandoes are dire; Flower's newest litter emerges from the burrow.
Flower's young pups face a frightening storm alone when Youssarian abandons his babysitting post; the Lazuli clan tries to expand its range.
The Whiskers are caught raiding their rivals' burrow, and the gang is forced to flee as panic sets in.
Matriarch Flower and her daughter Mozart are both pregnant; Yousarrian is left at home to look after Flower's second litter of the year.
The new, greener conditions of the desert spell disaster for one of the Whiskers clan.
The Whiskers welcome Flower's new pups, but there could be consequences for Mozart's impending litter.
Winter is drawing near, and Mozart, abandoned by the clan, struggles to take care of her newborn litter; the rival Commandoes arrive, sparking a battle.
This special gives a summary of the major events that occurred in Series 2.
In the third-season opener, Flower leads the Whiskers gang to better hunting grounds, but crosses into territory claimed by the rival Zappa clan, and a skirmish with them ends with Flower's pups missing.
Flower searches for her missing pups, and the Zappa clan continues to be a menace; Mitch meets the long-missing Mozart, who has started a clan with her paramour, Carlos.
The Whiskers settle into their new territory but they still need to stay on guard; pregnant half-sisters Mozart and Kinkajou vie for the role of dominant female of the Starsky clan.
The Whiskers settle into their new territory, but rival gang the Zappa still threaten them; pregnant half-sisters Mozart and Kinkajou vie for the role of alpha female in the Starsky clan.
Carlos settles down with the Starsky clan, but Houdini is on the prowl for romance and may have eyes for Flower.
Rocket Dog is faced with the task of leading the group after Flower mysteriously disappears; roving males from the Zappa clan cause anxiety among the Whiskers.
The Zappa clan discover their dominant female, Lola, is missing, so her sister Punk seizes power and turns the Zappas into a formidable force and a serious threat to the Whiskers.
The divided Whiskers clan return to their old home under the auspices of Flower, but the Commandoes have taken over; Rocket Dog crumbles under the strain of her new leadership role.
Flower's third litter in a year is born; the Whiskers square off against the Zappas, who finally turn tail, but one of them is left behind; and an era comes to an end for the Whiskers.
Rocket Dog is top dog of the Whiskers again, but her sister Maybelline chafes under her rule and her father Zaphod is unwilling to leave the group.
Zaphod takes his leave of the Whiskers, striking out in search of a mate, but his efforts are thwarted by Houdini.
The newest Whiskers pups go on a foraging trip and learn about life in the Kalahari; at the Starsky burrow, sisters Mozart, Kinkajou and De la Soul search for a way to end their hard times but don't have much luck in the places they look.
Wilson of the Commandoes tries to woo one of the Whiskers females; Mozart meets a young male who is interested in her.
The leadership of the Aztecs is slipping away from Maybelline as her futile attempts at being the leader has made a lot of those below her quit. Rocket Dog is also having leadership problems as her dominance is slipping away from the larger group of meerkats.
Wilson moves in at Maybelline's Aztecs but makes a dash for it when Zaphod pitches up. He then turns his amorous attentions to one of The Whiskers girls.
The Whiskers are attacked by the Commandos after straying into enemy territory, and Rocket Dog sounds a retreat which all but one hears. Maybelline finally finds a suitable home for the Aztec clan.
With Rocket Dog pregnant, she now has claim as the dominant female in the Whiskers' clan, but still is having a problem with her sister Sophie, who may also be with child and has incurred an injury while searching for food. Meanwhile, Seacrest helps The Aztecs locate a new home.
Rocket Dog's brother, Zorro, heads a search with other males for suitable mates, and seem to have found their goal in meeting up with the Commandos, making Zorro the alpha male. Meanwhile, Sophie finds herself exiled.
Rocket Dog is in a desperate search to find a burrow in which she can give birth, but comes up empty. A pregnant Nikita of the Commandos chases off all subordinates which could lead to killing her young. Meanwhile, Zorro gets a taste of life as a Commando.
Sophie returns to the clan and she and Axel watch over Rocket Dog while the others in the clan are away, and Sophie becomes distracted when Wilson arrives, leaving Axel alone to defend the burrow alone, putting the pups in danger.
Sophie and Simon are ambushed by Maybelline and the Aztecs as they guard Rocket Dog's pups, risking their lives to do so.
A pregnant Maybelline and her Aztecs have a battle against their old rivals the Lazuli. Meanwhile, Nikita's new pups are causing havoc within the Commando den.