The fact that you are crying means you have a heart. And shows that you loved Flower. As did I. Yes, I still tear up and this is the 3rd day for me. It's OK to do so.
Animals can teach us so much. Compassion is one. To fight and prottect. And unfortunately loss and grief, also. And that is what you and I feel right now!
I hope I am assisting you rather than making things worse.
Yes, I am crying just at the thought of that cobra and her underground and their fateful meeting. And I know she was persistent in trying to get that serpent to leave. That was the only thing she cared about and she had to do it.
Only God knows why things went the way they did. Her being harmed. But he does test us to see what we will do. Will we be selfish and show we have unfeeling hearts? Or will we sacrifice ourselves and show we care and want to do what is right? And she passed that test with flying colors as the trooper she was. SHe showed her love and protective nature, not caring about her own safety, to save her defenseless pups.
I ache for her. The pain after being struck by that beast. But I take great comfort in knowing she isn't suffering now and never will again!! She is now dancing and chasing her pups around. She is in Heaven also with all of our pets who left us behind. And I take great comfort in that. They have gained a great ally!
And I thank God for his mercy and acceptance.
Sorry if I shard too much of what I have been thinking about/pondering. She lived her life as best as she could. And led her Whiskers so well through many trials. And her 2nd last living act was having compassion on Axl, the pup left behind by a rival gang. What a truly beautiful act of kindness! That's why you and I and the rest of us are crying. She truly did love others. And her last act was her offering the altimate sacrifice of her life.

Now I must go blow my nose and gather my thoughts. We all need to regroup. But never should we forget her or what she did so well.
And grieving is a normal process.

To Flower, I have so much respect for you. And want to Thank You. For being a part of my life, however small it may seem to be. You life did have meaning and I have learned so much by your life and this unfortunate tragedy. I will strive even harder to be a better person. You motivate me to do that in my tribute to you, "My Lost Rose" that I truly will miss.

Please Take care, to you who I am responding to. Hope, again, I helped.

And lastly, I want to say Thanks to all of you for taking the time to share your thoughts and feelings. What a grat outpouring of emotion. And all because of a special MeerKat, named Flower.

Still crying and will continue to as long as I think of her. Probably the rest of my life. She was a beautiful Meerkat who stood tall. She will be deeply missed.

I love Flower....

yes... still crying and will always be. i missed flower soooo much!!!

Yes, I am still crying too. I think about it all the time and now at work, reading all these posts, I'm weeping quietly. My husband wants to ban me from watching the program because I call him after an episode crying. I now have my friend's daughter who is 10 watching faithfully and we cry together. God Bless The Meerkats.

I sure am. My husband thought I was crazy. My friend brougt in the NY Times for me today with a wonderful article about Flower and how her death shocked millions. I'm glad to see I am not the only one.

Yes...I still have this deep sadness in the pit of my stomach that I can't get rid of. And I don't have anyone to share my feelings with. I am alone in my sadness. The show is not the same w/o Flower and Zaphod, What is to become of him? He must have been hurting too. I am wondering if I will ever truly enjoy the show again. I used to love that show but lately the episodes have been so sad. I was reading the earlier responses. Is Liz her 1 pup that wasn't eaten by the Cobra or was that a lie?

When she died I had so many questions, I felt like they left us hanging. all I know of is that 1 pup, liz survived, I know the snake survived but they never said what happened to the other pups and the 2 babysitters. What did the rest of the group do? When did the snake leave. They had a camera down there they must know what happened. I have seen comments like she must not have been strong enough to survive this bite like others have. The other meerkats were bitten by Puff Adders not Cobras and they weren't bit in the head. I flipped when I saw that snake go in their hole. Am I the only person that wants to know what happened to the pups? and the babysitters? The next show they never mentioned them. If any researcher sees this can they please answer these questions, it makes me wonder why they did not say. I could not be a researcher, like when Kinkajou starved to death, I would have turned off the camera and fed her, I could not sit by and watch an animal starve to death, (saving one or two won't change the eco system). Guess thats why I am not doing what they do. Anyone have answers?

I would have fed Kinkajou too...and squiggy flowers baby from an earlier litter who had a bad foot; I would have taken him from the desert and brought him to a wildlife preserve. I think Sophie was the babysitter and she did survive, but I am not 100% sure. Anyways I am grateful to have this place to share my feelings

For all of the answers you are asking for go to the spoiler section site and go into the "more spoilers from TCB" and it will give you alot of answers to your questions. Once I did this everything made sense. I do not want to post spoilers to upset anyone on Flower's memorial site.

i cry every time i think about her. she was such a great leader and mother its a shame she died. i wish she dint.

i loved flower so much. I am a school teacher & my kids cried so much when she died. i'm still trying to understand. the shock was tooo much to handle. the boys i teach are locked up long term & short term & I try so hard to teach them compassion. meerkat manor has taught them more than I ever could.

It's been a couple of weeks and it still makes me very sad. I became very attached to her! I am an adult of 43 years. My mom couldn't believe I was so sad. My husband didn't tease me too much! ha! She is a wonderful leader! She'll never be forgotten!

I am still crying, and now, we lostMozart..What comforts me is that now they are huddling together in their heavenly burrow

Oh, please say it wasn’t so. I just watch the marathon that I had pre-recorded. And I could not believe what had happen. It’s as if I had lost a dear family member. And since I had just watched the episode this pass Friday it’s all so new to me.
So this is day number 4 for me and my eyes still swell up with water when I think about the loss of Flower. She was an awesome mothe r and leader. I will greatly miss Flower. Yep, here come the tears again.

Yes, I am and it's October 29th. And now Mozart. I'm almost afraid to watch the last episode this week.

hugs for our Meerkats...a few posts still bring tears

I watched my first episode of Meerkat Manor while channel surfing one evening. Wow! I was instantly hooked!! After reading this blog, it is soooo nice to be in colaboration with others who felt so strongly for these Meerkats.

Hello all it has been sometime now and I still cry alot of Meerkat tears for Flower. I hope it helps you all to know that a fellow meerkater went to the reserve in the Kalahari and spent 14 days along side the researchers and she shared with us that it was the next morning when Flower came out of her burrow, wonderfully surrounded by her family. And the moment they left to forage the researchers did indeed remover her collar and tried to save her life even going so far as to try to resusitate her. They all loved her so much she is the only meerkat buried and with a marker. I will miss her forever but her Legend lives on, a little died with Mozart her most loving daughter. And now with both Rocket Dog and Maybelline showing such great promise as good DFs. I am rooting for them both, I just pray they never have to fight each other.

RIP Flower
RIP Mozart


Meerkat kisses to all!

Kitty

Of course its not crazy to cry about Flower! Its been some time since she died and Im still in a state of shock! She was the perfect little meerkat. I even wrote a song about her and I am going to create an album JUST FOR HER! AND i WILL sell it too! I miss her so much id do almost anything to get her back.

Flower was a wonderful mother, partner, and leader. She will always be remembered for her courage, bravery,etc. I was very sad and disapointed when I saw Flower was bitten by the cobra. I have seen almost all of the 3rd seasons Meerkat Manor. Flower was the best meerkat ever as a leader and mother. I love her for everything she has done. God bless Flower!

So yes I am still crying and will for a very long time for the best leader, mother, etc. ever

I'm over 60 and still shed a tear. Was very surprised they would allow her death just before the movie comes out. I know the ending so will not see the movie.

Also they seem to be changing the over-all theme of the show such as recently killing off Mozart and more gritty events. Quit different from what it was.

Wen my aunt died, I remember the last thingthe minister said was, " Remember, it's okay to eep. You've lost someone you loved. ut you cann't dwell forever upon it.... if you do,you wil never recover fro the loss."
Not that I'm saying not to cry[ I do everyday], but I'm saying, don't let it ruin your life, if you do, your life will be rather gloomy.Remember our Queen each day with only good thoughts for her!
A meerkat like her comes around once in a lifetime.

I may ruin this laptop, or even flood my house so orcas can live here, i cry so much !
But i do not think we are wimps for our tears!
We are tough! Why? Beacause not many people can stand there and watch a friend die, not able to help, and not turn away, or, in this case, change channels. Or, after that happens, find soul to talk about it! I do cry....
But we are not wimps for it!

The babysitters lived..
one pup,without a name, I think died...

I just saw the episode an hour ago. Im glad there is a forum dedicated to her. I need to find solace in knowing that many other people recognize how amazing she was too. My heart is in my stomache.

R.I.P. Flower! May you become reincarated into another fearless powerful caring leader so your spirit can continue making this world a better place.
I can't imagine how the cast feels about this. My thoughts are with you.

I started watching Meerkat Manor towards the end of season 3 (after Flower had passed away) and I finally got completly caught up with the first 3 seasons last night. When I saw Flower die for the first time last night, I cried like a baby and then a few episodes later, I watched Mozart die all over again. It was horrible. I am have been crying off and on all day thinking about the two of them expecially Mozart since she had such a hard life. I will miss them both. I will never watch another marathon on season 3 again. It was emotionally just too much to take in all at one time.