Baby Animals and their Mothers

Toddler Trouble A baby western lowland gorilla shouts for joy as his mother carries him across the meadow. Although endangered, a large population was recently discovered in the Republic of Congo.

Baby Love Hitaji, a six-day-old Baringo giraffe, gets some loving attention from his mother at the San Diego Zoo Wild Animal Park. At birth, a calf stands at a mere six feet compared to an 18-foot-tall adult male.

Eskimo Kiss In his first public outing, giant panda cub Tai Shan leans in for a kiss from his mother Mei Xiang at the Smithsonian National Zoo.

Never Far Behind This mother flamingo kept a close eye on her fuzzy chick, one of nine hatchlings at the San Diego Zoo.

Double Trouble Cubs Sumatran tiger cub Besar nuzzles his mother's snout while his brother, Marah, looks on, at the National Zoo in Washington. Only 500 Sumatran tigers remain in the wild.

Attachment Parenting A newborn Southwest African meerkat clings close to its mother at the San Diego Zoo.

Snuggle Time This black rhino cub leans in for some mommy love at The Saint Louis Zoo.

Play Time Little Baby Ting Ting the takin gets a nudge from her mother at the St. Louis Zoo. The takin is a mountain dweller native to the dense bamboo forests in northern Asia.

Baby Steps Kianga, a female African elephant calf, refuses to leave her mother's side at Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Like Mother Like Daughter Borean orangutan Sophia relaxes with her newborn infant female at the Brookfield Zoo in Illinois.