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. Welcome to BBC EARTH! The world is an amazing place full of stories, beauty and natural wonder. Here you'll find 50 years worth of entertaining and thought-provoking natural history content. Dramatic, rare, and exclusive, nature doesn't get more exciting than this.

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