Becoming a mom is the most beautiful thing in the world. To raise their babies, teach them where to find food, and protect them from predators no matter the cost. No matter what happens, their maternal instinct is very powerful.

Here we have collected some cute photos that show you what a mother is really like. All photos are linked and lead to the sources from which they were taken. Please feel free to explore further works of these photographers on their collections or their personal sites.

#1 Mother and her children

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#3 Mother cat nursing a one-week-old pit bull after he was left orphaned at an animal shelter

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#4 Mother and daughter

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#5 Meet the new mother of 9 little baby cows!

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#6 Mother and son

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#7 Mother protecting her children

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#8 Mom and baby in the backyard

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#9 So cute!

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#10 Mother and her children

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#11 She’s a little strange looking, but I love her all the same. – llama mom, probably

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#12 This is how we do it

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#13 Sleeping together

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#14 She’s the best mum

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#15 Dog mama and her baby

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#16 Let me Sleep!

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#17 Mama cat cleans her kitten

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#18 That’s a huge litter!

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#19 I have Mini Me!

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#20 PsBattle: these 3 tawny frogmouth birds

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#21 Scrawwbirb

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#22 Cute Kid

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#23 Mother and baby deer outside my window

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#24 What a wonderful mother!

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#25 Awww bless them precious little scaleys. We gotta protect them from poachers!

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#26 Cats can have kittens when they’re 6 months old

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#27 Mother and her Children

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#28 Cutie

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#29 Every animal has also own Love To it’s Child

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like

#30 Every animal has also own Love To it’s Child

Animal Moms Who Show You What Motherhood Is Really Like


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