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Archive through July 11, 2006

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Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 12:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Sea, we saw those Meerkats at the San Diego zoo over spring break! They were so cute and photogenic. They were quite interested in us, I think they were maybe begging a bit!

I'll have to check out this show, although I have a tough time like Theowl and it may be too hard for me to watch. It does sound interesting though.

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 12:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
I would have never made it as a production person on this show. I would have been taking Shakespear to a vet, rounding up the babies and runnin off that crazy brother who drug them out of the hole!

Rehtse
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08-17-2005

Saturday, June 17, 2006 - 1:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rehtse a private message Print Post    
Here, here, Beachcomber. I totally agree. I've done that with orphan kitties I've fed by my house before. I can't stand to see cute little animals hurt.

Naja
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06-28-2003

Friday, June 23, 2006 - 8:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
Did you guys watch tonight?



I am still all teared up. At first it seemed it would all end well, and then friggin Youssarian tried to make another den move and one of Tosca's babies gets lost and dies :-( I am still teared up. I just got done watching. Youssarian is like a psycho meerkat.

I do think the names for Flower's new pups are cute. Rocky, Mitch, Cruz and Einstein..

Only 3 pups left of Tosca's :-(

Theowl
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09-28-2000

Saturday, June 24, 2006 - 5:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Theowl a private message Print Post    
Naja, thanks for the heads-up!!

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Saturday, June 24, 2006 - 9:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
Last night's show was sad.

When do the babysitters eat? Mozart always seems to be babysitting.

Rehtse
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08-17-2005

Monday, June 26, 2006 - 1:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rehtse a private message Print Post    
What happened to Shakespeare? I was relieved to see that he was outside the hole and that he went back in later. Did he make it?

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Monday, June 26, 2006 - 4:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
Shakespeare seems to be recovering and foraging with the rest of the group each day. Amazing that his little 2 pound body could survive a snake bite that would kill a human.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, June 26, 2006 - 7:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
But wasn't it wonderful to see how they hovered over Flowers pups and then the others tried to confuse the Owl (and the owl looked like a character on Wizard of Oz) by bobbing up and down??

Youssarian is the spurned mate of Flower and they think he was dropped on his head as a baby by a bird of prey, so he may be really "off".

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Monday, June 26, 2006 - 7:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Native_Texan (She and Hippy and I watched two episodes of Meerkat Manor together while in chat last night) found this place not that far from me and I want to GO

http://www.fellowearthlings.org/adopt.html

Nancypj
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08-17-2001

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 12:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nancypj a private message Print Post    
Oh, Sea - you should DO IT!! What fun that would be! (side note: is it just me, or does the woman in the picture on that site kinda look like a meerkat herself )

The Oakland Zoo has a nice Meerkat exhibit that has always been a highlight of my visits there. Next time I go, I will be seeing them in a whole new light.

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 12:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Travis and I are planning to go to San Diego in April when my DS-S' ship leaves for the Gulf. I am seriously considering adding that to our agenda when he's spending alone time with his mom.

Oh, and my DVR is now set to record the show on Fridays.

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Tuesday, June 27, 2006 - 12:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
I just read this thread from the beginning and was laughing when Mamie compared Carlos and Daisy to Tony and Maria because when I was watching on Sunday night, I thought the exact same thing.

One of the women I work with is Hispanic and her family watches the show. She said her husband growled that it was typical that they would give Carlos a Mexican name.

Naja
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06-28-2003

Friday, June 30, 2006 - 4:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
I just watched tonight's show and I won't spoil it, but I sure hope they have a happy episode coming up soon. This is getting depressing.

I still laugh, though, every time that ad comes on comparing it to the Sopranos...LOL

Theowl
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09-28-2000

Friday, June 30, 2006 - 7:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Theowl a private message Print Post    
Thanks again for the heads up Naja. I had my TIVO set to record it, but for some stupid reason it didn't change channels!! Maybe I'll catch it tomorrow, depending on my mood.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 5:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    


This the tee shirt you can purchase from the link above. I got mine a couple of years ago. Meerkats have been my favorite wild animal for about 5 years. There is nothing quite like them. I love their motto.

Westtexan
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07-16-2004

Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 9:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Westtexan a private message Print Post    
This is an absolutely great show...a cliffhanger at the end of each episode.

I wonder how they know the motives and emotions of these meerkats. They must have cameras everywhere because you see everything during fights and flights and I can't imagine how they do that...getting every angle. It's like an action film where you know they have to reshoot the scenes to get each angle and actors facial emotions but obviously that isn't going on here...or is it hmmm? These critters are more human than I thought.

But still, for instance, how do they know what Flower is thinking when she attacks one of the others? Or why the odd male, Yousarian (majorly misspelled) decided to change burrows. These scientist must have been studying these animals for a long time but I'm still amazed at how they suppose certain emotions of the meerkats.

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Sunday, July 02, 2006 - 12:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
I so want to get little Mozart and take the ticks off of her and nurture her. Poor baby!! I hope she gets back in good graces with mean ole Flower.

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Monday, July 03, 2006 - 3:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Westtexan, they have been studying this group for I think it's 10 years.

Roxip
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01-29-2004

Monday, July 03, 2006 - 8:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Roxip a private message Print Post    
Freda, what are you doing up at that hour of the morning?

Naja
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06-28-2003

Monday, July 10, 2006 - 11:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Naja a private message Print Post    
Yikes, did my tivo miss a show or there wasn't one this past week?

Yellek
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08-22-2001

Monday, July 10, 2006 - 2:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Yellek a private message Print Post    
Naja, my dvr missed it two weeks in a row! I had to change it to record "all" episodes rather than just "new". It must not be registering as a new show correctly.

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Monday, July 10, 2006 - 4:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
My TIVO wasn't going to record it, but I checked my "To Do" recording history and changed it to record the episode.

My perimenopausal brain is trying to remember what happened. Tosca got kicked out, Mozart got back in, and little Mitch was a menace stealing food from Shakespeare. Shakespeare's leg looked like it was healing nicely and he was putting weight on it. Alot of the males from the Whiskers and other tribes are out roaming looking for females. Mozart got up with a random visiting male, does she not learn from her mistakes and why does she let every man turn her head (and other body parts)???

Willsfan
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09-04-2000

Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 12:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Willsfan a private message Print Post    
I wonder if Mozart is pregnant again. Flower's new pups won't emerge from the den for 3 more weeks. They reproduce rapidly don't they?

My TV guide said Friday night 7pm was a repeat but it wasn't, so maybe that's what happened to people's Tivos. I taped it anyway just in case and it was a new show.

Nancypj
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08-17-2001

Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 2:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nancypj a private message Print Post    
Don't forget that Flower had another litter of pups and karma got to Mitch for being a food stealer - he ate a scorpion that had poison that didn't agree with him, and he is not doing too well (the "cliffhanger" for the week, if you will).