Mother's Love Photos -- National Geographic

Mother's Love
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Mother's Love is brimming with the immeasurable love that mothers in the animal kingdom have for their young, beautifully expressed in a collection of moving and intimate portraits from National Geographic, the world's best in animal photography.
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Duck and Ducklings
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A duck and her ducklings walk along a riverbank. Ducklings believe that the first thing they see is their mother.
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Cat and Kittens
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Born blind and deaf, kittens depend on their mother's sense of sight and hearing, navigating the world by touch, taste, and smell for the first three weeks of life.
Mother's Love, the first in a new, affordable line of gift books from National Geographic, is a great way to remind ourselves of the universal power of a mother's love.
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Pig and Piglet
Photograph by Craig W. Walsh/iStockphoto.com
A dominant mother pig typically gives birth to more male piglets than subordinate sows.
Mother's Love, the first in a new, affordable line of gift books from National Geographic, is a great way to remind ourselves of the universal power of a mother's love.
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Dog and Puppies
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Mother dogs lick their newborn pups clean, biting off each umbilical cord—an essential step in the bonding process.
Mother's Love, the first in a new, affordable line of gift books from National Geographic, is a great way to remind ourselves of the universal power of a mother's love.
Purchase the official companion book Mother's Love: Inspiring True Stories from the Animal Kingdom.
Otter and Pup
Photograph by Lynn M. Stone
Newborn sea otters can float, but they can't swim. Mothers balance them on their stomachs.
Mother's Love, the first in a new, affordable line of gift books from National Geographic, is a great way to remind ourselves of the universal power of a mother's love.
Purchase the official companion book Mother's Love: Inspiring True Stories from the Animal Kingdom.
Japanese Macaque and Infant
Photograph by Tim Laman
Japanese macaques can convey ideas to one another and pass skills down, generation to generation. The macaques, also called snow monkeys, have humanlike faces that can show a lot of emotion. They live in northern Japan, where it gets very cold, so they grow heavy fur coats in the winter to keep them warm.
Mother's Love, the first in a new, affordable line of gift books from National Geographic, is a great way to remind ourselves of the universal power of a mother's love.
Purchase the official companion book Mother's Love: Inspiring True Stories from the Animal Kingdom.
Giraffe and Calf
Photograph by Craig W. Walsh/iStockphoto.com
Giraffe mothers give birth on their feet—and their newborns drop six feet to the ground, headfirst. The fall actually helps them take first breaths.
Mother's Love, the first in a new, affordable line of gift books from National Geographic, is a great way to remind ourselves of the universal power of a mother's love.
Purchase the official companion book Mother's Love: Inspiring True Stories from the Animal Kingdom.
Mare and Foal
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A mare chooses the company her newborn keeps. Older siblings and trusted humans may approach, but she wards off all others.
Mother's Love, the first in a new, affordable line of gift books from National Geographic, is a great way to remind ourselves of the universal power of a mother's love.
Purchase the official companion book Mother's Love: Inspiring True Stories from the Animal Kingdom.
Bottlenose Dolphin and Calf
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A mother dolphin may whistle to her calf almost continuously for several days after giving birth. This acoustic imprinting helps the calf learn to identify its mother.
Mother's Love, the first in a new, affordable line of gift books from National Geographic, is a great way to remind ourselves of the universal power of a mother's love.
Purchase the official companion book Mother's Love: Inspiring True Stories from the Animal Kingdom.
Panda and Cub
Photograph by Michael Nichols/National Geographic Stock
A giant panda might nurse her young as often as 14 times a day, 30 minutes at a time.
Mother's Love, the first in a new, affordable line of gift books from National Geographic, is a great way to remind ourselves of the universal power of a mother's love.
Purchase the official companion book Mother's Love: Inspiring True Stories from the Animal Kingdom.