As these pictures show, a mom is a mom - whether she has fur or feathers, fins or fingers
Polar bearsFrank Augstein
LeopardsKAMAL KISHORE
Sumatran orangutansSERGEI KARPUKHIN
Western lowland gorillas
Weeper capuchin monkeysNIR ELIAS
HippopotamusesCHRIS TOMLINSON
BearsSTRINGER
Pygmy marmoset monkeysILYA NAYMUSHIN
Rothschild giraffesPETR JOSEK
Golden takinsPETR JOSEK
Eastern black rhinocerosesPhil Noble
Giant pandasERIKO SUGITA
Western lowland gorillasDANIEL MUNOZ
OrangutansBAZUKI MUHAMMAD
Ring-tailed lemursYURIKO NAKAO
KangaroosHANDOUT/Reuters
Hartmann's zebrasAIMEE JEANSONNE BECKA
JaguarsRON JENKINS
KoalasWOLFGANG RATTAY
Western lowland gorillasNAM Y HUH
MeerkatsKEN BOHN
Indochinese tigerSFABRIZIO BENSCH
MooseJIM LAVRAKAS
Pitbull puppiesAhn Young-joon
Sea lionsENRIQUE MARCARIAN
A wholphin - part whale/part dolphin - and its motherLUCY PEMONI
DucksMarcio Jose Sanchez
White elephantsSoe Zeya Tun
Sulawesi crested macaquesHANDOUT/Reuters