AMAZING MOTHERS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

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It is said there is nothing like a mother's love, and you don't need to look far to find proof.
This Mother's Day, BBC Earth is celebrating the wonder of motherhood with 22 powerful photographs of amazing animal mothers.
From elephants to whales and opossums to fish, the bond between mother and child transcends species.

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) (Credit: Klein & Hubert/NPL)
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) (Credit: Klein & Hubert/NPL)
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) (Credit: Enrique Lopez-Tapia/NPL)
Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) (Credit: Enrique Lopez-Tapia/NPL)
Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) (Credit: Edwin Giesbers/NPL)
Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) (Credit: Edwin Giesbers/NPL)
North American opossum (Didelphis marsupialis virginiana) (Credit: ARCO/NPL)
North American opossum (Didelphis marsupialis virginiana) (Credit: ARCO/NPL)
Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) (Credit: Eric Baccega/NPL)
Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus) (Credit: Eric Baccega/NPL)
Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) (Credit: Edwin Giesbers/NPL)
Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) (Credit: Edwin Giesbers/NPL)
Broad snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) (Credit: Mark MacEwen/NPL)
Baby broad snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) carried in its mother’s mouth (Credit: Mark MacEwen/NPL)
Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) (Credit: Oliver Scholey/NPL)
Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) (Credit: Oliver Scholey/NPL)
Verreaux sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) (Credit: Andy Rouse/NPL)
Verreaux sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) (Credit: Andy Rouse/NPL)
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) (Credit: Steven Kazlowski/NPL)
Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) with her cub outside their den in Alaska (Credit: Steven Kazlowski/NPL)
White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), Lake Nakuru, Kenya (Credit: Diane McAllister/NPL)
White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) mother and two-month-old baby near Lake Nakuru, Kenya (Credit: Diane McAllister/NPL)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), Bandhavgarh National Park (Credit: Tony Heald/NPL)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) mother and baby, Bandhavgarh National Park (Credit: Tony Heald/NPL)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Zambia (Credit: Will Burrard-Lucas/NPL)
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) mother and calf, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia (Credit: Will Burrard-Lucas/NPL)
Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) Colorado (Credit: Visuals Unlimited/NPL)
Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) with kid, Mount Evans, Colorado (Credit: Visuals Unlimited/NPL)
Moose (Alces alces) with a newborn calves, Anchorage (Credit: Steven Kazlowski/NPL)
Moose (Alces alces) with a newborn calves, Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, Anchorage (Credit: Steven Kazlowski/NPL)
Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) Serengeti NP, Tanzania (Credit: Anup Shah/NPL)
Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) Serengeti National Park, Tanzania (Credit: Anup Shah/NPL)
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf, Tonga (Credit: Doc White/NPL)
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf, Tonga (Credit: Doc White/NPL)
Bottlenosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Honduras (Credit: Brandon Cole/NPL)
Bottlenosed dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Honduras (Credit: Brandon Cole/NPL)
Spine-cheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) (Credit: Jurgen Freund/NPL)
Spine-cheek anemonefish (Premnas biaculeatus) with baby in Bali (Credit: Jurgen Freund/NPL)


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