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Giraffes(09 of58)
Open Image ModalGiraffe baby Jamila canoodles with mother Juji at the outdoor enclosure of the Zoo in Hannover, Germany. (credit:Getty Images )
Tortoise(10 of58)
Open Image ModalA four-day old African spurred tortoise, Geochelone sulcata, one of eight babies, sunbathes on the head of its mother in their enclosure in Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza. (credit:AP)
Gorilla(11 of58)
Open Image ModalA newborn western lowland gorilla, born on Oct. 11, cuddles with its mother Bana, 17, at the Chicago zoo. (credit:AP)
Pandas(12 of58)
Open Image ModalXiao Liwu, a 5 1/2-month-old male panda, below, nurses as his mother, Bai Yun, above, looks on at the San Diego Zoo. (credit:AP)
Sea Lion(13 of58)
Open Image ModalA two month-old California sea lion pup plays with its mother at the Attica Zoological Park in Spata. (credit:AP)
Griffon(14 of58)
Open Image ModalA one-month-old Eurasian griffon sits next to its mother in their nest at the zoo of Duisburg, Germany. (credit:AP)
Tiger(15 of58)
Open Image ModalA three-weeks-old tiger baby lies next to its mother as it is presented for the first time to the public in the zoo of Frankfurt, Germany. (credit:AP)
Colobus Monkey(16 of58)
Open Image ModalA baby Colobus monkey named Dr. Sheldon Cooper, after a quirky scientist character on "The Big Bang Theory," rests with its mother. (credit:AP)
Hippos(17 of58)
Open Image ModalA five-day-old baby hippopotamus swims next to its mother, Kibu, at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (credit:AP)
Polar Bears(18 of58)
Open Image ModalThree-month-old twin polar bears snuggle to their 18-year-old mother Lala. (credit:AP)
Elephant(19 of58)
Open Image ModalA 2-week-old female elephant hides behind the trunk of her mother Khaing Hnin Hnin at the zoo in Hannover, northern Germany. (credit:AP)
Chimpanzee(20 of58)
Open Image ModalA female chimpanzee holds a young chimpanzee during a press presentation in Pongoland, the Leipzig's zoo. (credit:Getty Images )
Lion(21 of58)
Open Image ModalA 3-month-old lion cub snuggles up to it's mother at the Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha, Neb. (credit:AP)
Kangaroo(22 of58)
Open Image ModalA young Bennet kangaroo sits in the pouch of its mother in the zoo in Stralsund, northern Germany. (credit:AP)
Wolves(23 of58)
Open Image ModalTwo one-month old baby wolves rest on their mother Mara in the zoo de La Garenne, in Le Vaud, Switzerland. (credit:AP)
Bornean Orang Utan(24 of58)
Open Image ModalOne month-old endangered Bornean Orang Utan sleeps on his mother named Miri in Singapore. (credit:AP)
Otters(25 of58)
Open Image ModalA giant otter pup (Pteronura brasiliensis), right, looks to his mother 'Madija', left, in the Leipzig zoo, central Germany. (credit:AP)
Gorilla(26 of58)
Open Image ModalWestern Lowland Gorilla Kigali sits on his the back of his mother, Rwanda. (credit:AP)
Bison(27 of58)
Open Image ModalNew born Bison Bela walks in front of its mother Nadine at their enclosure in the zoo in Berlin, Germany. (credit:AP)
White Indian Tiger(28 of58)
Open Image ModalA rare white Indian tiger cub sits at the feet of its mother Surya Bara at a zoo in the city of Liberec, Czech Republic. (credit:AP)
Wild Ass(29 of58)
Open Image ModalHani, a baby Somali wild ass, right, walks with her mother Lisha, left, at Zoo Miami. (credit:AP)
Deer(30 of58)
Open Image ModalA male Barasingha deer calf, right, lies next to his mother in its enclosure at Berlin Zoo in Berlin, Germany. (credit:AP)
Owl(31 of58)
Open Image ModalA ten week old female Great Gray owlet (Strix nebulosa), right, sits behind her mother in its enclosure at Berlin Zoo in Berlin, Germany. (credit:AP)
Dolphin(32 of58)
Open Image ModalNew born dolphin named Doerrte swims with its mother Delphi at the zoo in Duisburg, Germany. (credit:AP)
South American Fur Seal(33 of58)
Open Image ModalA few weeks old rare albino South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) sits next to its mother "Harimee." (credit:AP)
Rhino(34 of58)
Open Image ModalA mud covered 3-month-old male African Southern Rhino named Jumaane, right, wanders around his enclosure with his mother Shova at the Singapore Zoo. (credit:AP)
Camel(35 of58)
Open Image ModalBaby Bactrian female camel Amelia stands by her mother Soraya in Rome' zoo. (credit:Getty Images)
Colobus Monkey(36 of58)
Open Image ModalA 12-day-old baby black and white colobus monkey stays within easy grasp of it's mother, 'Roberta', inside the primate house at the St. Louis Zoo. (credit:AP)
Lemur(37 of58)
Open Image ModalThis photo taken through a pane of glass shows a newborn red vari lemur with his mother at the zoo in Wuppertal, Germany. (credit:AP)
Tapir(38 of58)
Open Image ModalA young Malayan male tapir (Tapirus indicus), left, swims with mother Laila in in the zoo in Leipzig, Germany. (credit:AP)
Seal(39 of58)
Open Image ModalA six day-old and yet unnamed seal cub lies next to its mother Inga in their compound in the zoo of Augsburg, southern Germany. (credit:AP)
Chuckwallas(40 of58)
Open Image ModalTwo of 11 common chuckwallas that hatched March 23 at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill., climb atop their mother. (credit:AP)
Manatee(41 of58)
Open Image ModalA baby manatee swims close to its mother in their enclosure at the newly completed River Safari in Singapore. (credit:AP)
Zebra(42 of58)
Open Image ModalSavanna, a nine-day-old baby zebra, stands next to her mother on her first day in front of the public. (credit:AP)
Reindeer(43 of58)
Open Image ModalA reindeer mother keeping a close eye on her 10-day-old calf at the San Diego Zoo, Thursday May 24, 2012, in San Diego. (credit:AP)
Ape(44 of58)
Open Image ModalA two-month-old Barbary ape baby, center, plays with the hair of its mother during warm temperatures in the Erfurt zoo, central Germany. (credit:AP)
White Cheeked Gibbons(45 of58)
Open Image ModalIndah, one of the Brookfield Zoo's White Cheeked Gibbons, with her infant son born Nov. 15, 2011, in Brookfield, Ill. (credit:AP)
Koala(46 of58)
Open Image ModalA seven month old female baby koala, as yet unnamed, holds onto her mother Gondera as she is weighed at Duisburg Zoo, Germany. (credit:AP)
Macaque(47 of58)
Open Image ModalA one-month-old baby lion-tailed macaque clings to its mother at Berlin's Zoologischer Garten Zoo. (credit:Getty Images)
Pied Tamarin(48 of58)
Open Image ModalA three-month-old Pied tamarin (Saguinus Bicolor) is pictured with its mother in their enclosure at the zoo in Mulhouse, northeastern France. (credit:Getty Images)
Lambs(49 of58)
Open Image ModalNewborn lambs and their mothers run in a field on a farm in the Wiltshire village of Edington. (credit:Getty Images)
Titi Pigmeo(50 of58)
Open Image ModalA Titi Pigmeo (Cebuella Pygmaea) born in captivity ten days ago, hangs from the back of its mother at the Santa Fe zoo in Medellin, Antioquia. (credit:Getty Images)
Flamingo(51 of58)
Open Image ModalA baby James Flamingo stands in front of its mother in their enclosure in the zoo of Berlin. (credit:Getty Images)
Cats(52 of58)
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Beluga Whale(53 of58)
Open Image ModalMauyak, a beluga whale at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium, swims with her newly born calf at the aquarium's Abbott Oceanarium. (credit:AP)
Mandrill(54 of58)
Open Image ModalOne month-old baby mandrill Aron clings to his mother Sandra in their cage at Berlin's Zoo. (credit:Getty Images)
Llamas(55 of58)
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Crowned Lemur(56 of58)
Open Image ModalTwo three-month-old Crowned lemurs (Eulemur coronatus) lay on their mother's back as it jumps in their enclosure on July 8, 2011 at the zoo in Mulhouse, northeastern France. (credit:Getty Images)
Jaguar(57 of58)
Open Image ModalA zoo in Amneville shows, Napo (R), a jaguar baby born recently at the zoo, playing with its mother. (credit:Getty Images)
Giant Anteater(58 of58)
Open Image ModalA newborn baby Giant Anteater rides on the back of his mom, Evita, at the San Francisco Zoo. (credit:Getty Images)