Great photos of nature featuring wild animal mothers and their offspring.
Lioness with cub, National reserve Pilanesberg, South Africa photo credit: Gabriela Stebler In this picture
a cub rubs her mother's neck, begging for milk.
Elephants in Corbett National Park, India photo credit: Yagdip Rajput Always nice to see how such a large animal like an elephant cares and
protects her cubs.
Mountain gorillas, national parks of Rwanda. photo credit: Rita Summers A small mountain gorilla, sucking his mothers thumb
Polar bears in Vapusk, Manitoba, Canada photo credit: Howard Ruby "One reason why people like polar bears, is because of the tender relationship between mother and cub.
Brown Bears Lake Clark, Alaska photo credit: Rick Rasmussen "The rain was falling and a curious kid looks out from behind his mother.
Sea Lions, Espanola Island, Galapagos Islands photo credit: Eddie Schermerhorn “I had been crawling around in the sand trying to get a good angle for a shot, when this scene fell into place.
The deer in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia photo credit: Wil Hershberger Fawn jumping on his back mother to get a better look, who's coming down the hill.
Bald eagles, Katmai, Alaska photo credit: John Hunter "Hiding on a nearby cliff pays off with this a touching snapshot of a mother, feeding their chicks.
A mother cheetah and cubs in the Masai Mara, Kenya photo credit: Eberhard Brunner Patence pays off in this image of female cheetah guarding her cubs.
The baboons in the Selinda Reserve, Botswana photo credit: Adrian Beeyli "A family of baboons, happily courting each other on the island of Palm.
