‘Meerkat Manor’ -- the movie

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Somehow, we missed this in the outcry over shark attacks, bear attacks and all things pit bull.... but Animal Planet plans to air the movie ‘Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins’ on Sunday, May 25, from 8 to 9:30 p.m.

The film, according to a press release, ‘tells the story of Flower before she became the Manor’s famous first lady.’

The movie, which debuted at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival (!), ‘traces the transformation of Flower from a young, inexperienced meerkat into a remarkable leader who puts her family above all in the fight for survival in one of the harshest deserts on the planet.’

(Something about that makes us think of ‘The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleading-Murdering Mom’ starring Holly Hunter ... but perhaps we shouldn’t go there.)

Whoopi Goldberg narrates ‘this unforgettable tale of heartbreak and joy.’

-- Alice Short