Motherhood in the Animal Kingdom BBC Earth

Mother hippos fight for their calves, bear mothers teach their cubs how to fish and mother elephants must choose between finding food or staying with their young. A journey into motherhood in the animal kingdom, arguably one of the hardest jobs there is.

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