Journalism of Courage
Be it the human world or the animal kingdom, there is no doubt that a mother's love is like none other. Just like humans, animal mothers spend a lot of time taking care of their younger ones, and keeping them safe from the predators in the wild. Similarly, they also teach their babies important survival skills and when the time is right, they're the ones to encourage them to get out into the world. There are countless examples of motherly love in the animal kingdom, and to celebrate that love, here are 18 such beautiful photos that show animal moms and their adorable young ones. (In pic: A polar bear cub snuggles up against her mother Valeska, in their enclosure at Bremerhaven's, Bremen's, Zoo by the Sea, Germany March 9, 2016.) (Source: Reuters)
Debbie, a 56-day-old dolphin baby is seen from underwater as she swims next to her mother Delphi at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany February 17, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
A newborn rhinoceros stands next to its six-year-old mother Keren Peles at the Ramat Gan Safari Zoo near Tel Aviv, Israel August 24, 2015. (Source: Reuters)
Sanyu (L), a five-day old Rothschild's Giraffe calf, runs with another member of the herd in their enclosure at Chester Zoo, in Chester, Britain June 12, 2015. (Source: Reuters)
A guereza monkey (Colobus Guereza) holds a newborn baby at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, August 7, 2015. (Source: Reuters)
Rotem, a sand cat, is pictured with her three cubs at the Safari in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, Israel August 18, 2015. (Source: Reuters)
Giant panda mom Mei Xiang (top) pins her cub Bao Bao (bottom) during a wrestling match in the snow at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington January 27, 2015. (Source: Reuters)
Female walrus Polosa and her 4-week-old calf are pictured in Hagenbecks zoo in Hamburg, Germany, July 2, 2015. (Source: Reuters)
A western lowland gorilla baby named Mjukuu rides on the back of its mother Mbeli in their enclosure at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, May 19, 2015. (Source: Reuters)
A baby hippo swims under the water near its mother Maruska in their enclosure at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, February 24, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
A one-and-a-half-month-old baby elephant stands close to its mother as she lies down in Chitwan National Park in Chitwan, south of Kathmandu, Nepal December 30, 2014. (Source: Reuters)
A lioness plays with her cub at the zoo in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina October 10, 2014. (Source: Reuters)
A manatee calf nurses from its mother inside of the Three Sisters Springs in Crystal River, Florida January 15, 2015. (Source: Reuters)
A newly born western lowland gorilla baby is held by its mother Frala in their enclosure at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, May 19, 2015. (Source: Reuters)
Amur tiger Iris licks its seven-week-old cub during one of their first walks in an open-air cage at the Royev Ruchey zoo in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia September 29, 2011. (Source: Reuters)
A joey looks out from its the pouch of its mother, Chuck the kangaroo, in her enclosure at a zoo in Barnaul, Siberia, Russia March 29, 2014. (Source: Reuters)
A two-day-old wild sea otter pup and its mother sleep inside the Great Tide Pool at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, California March 7, 2016. (Source: Reuters)
A 10-day-old male rhinoceros calf stands next to its mother Kumi in their enclosure at the zoo in Berlin, Germany October 24, 2014. (Source: Reuters)
