RedPen: What happened to Flower's body?
Mick Kaczorowski: She was buried in the Kalahari.

MowDog34: Is the upcoming movie going to follow the same families and storylines as the TV show?
Mick Kaczorowski: The movie, Flower: Queen of the Meerkats, is going to be sort of the prequel to the television series. We're going to tell the story of Flower's rise to power and how she got to be Queen of the Whiskers.

ccb: I have friends in the UK who wish they could see it — is there a plan to show it there?
Mick Kaczorowski: It is playing in the UK right now, on Animal Planet UK.

gabby: How large can a meerkat group become? Is a large group always better off?
Mick Kaczorowski: There's safety in numbers when you have to battle other meerkat gangs. There's also the trouble of having so many mouths to feed. So, the area where you're living has to provide enough food. So, I think we've seen with the Whiskers, that 40 is probably at the higher end of what a group can actually sustain food-wise and to stay together.

msuturf01: How come you don't film during the winter months?
Mick Kaczorowski: Because it's so cold — it actually can snow in the Kalahari — the meerkats are not as active. And also, we start filming when they start having pups.

MaggieMO: How did you select Sean Astin as the narrator? He's quite good!
Mick Kaczorowski: His name just kept coming up when we started looking for someone who would bring something fresh and new to the series. We really wanted someone who had a great voice and who could really help with the storytelling. I think Sean was a great choice and he has been so much fun to work with.

callalily504: How large are the meerkat burrow systems?
Mick Kaczorowski: I don't think we'll ever know. We don't know how deep they go. It's one of the things we've always wanted to do, is really investigate to see what life goes on under the burrows. Right now, what you see now only happens at the top. It's because right now we can't get cameras deeper into the burrows.

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