Sinopse do filme

Tafiti, a young meerkat, brings home a rowdy bushpig called Bristles as a new friend. But when Tafiti's grandpa is accidentally bitten by a poisonous snake, Bristles is blamed. Tafiti, determined to save his grandpa's life, sets off alone on an adventure to find the magical flower that will cure him. Bristles, feeling guilty, stubbornly follows him into the desert on his magical quest.