Wildlife's Fiercest Mothers
14 Clips
In honor of Mother's Day, witness how these animal moms go above and beyond to protect their beloved offspring.
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Elephant Seal Mother Fiercely Protects Pup From Young Male
From: Animal Empires: Migration
- 53s
- HD
You wouldn't want an elephant seal mom coming after you for getting too close to her young - she's wildly protective and isn't afraid of a scrap.
An Otter Mom Guides Her Pups Across Snowy Terrain
From: Epic Yellowstone: Down the River Wild
- 3m 24s
- HD
When the Yellowstone River gets too dangerous to swim in, an otter mom leads her pups across icy terrain to a calmer section of the river - a journey that's sped up by their sliding skills, across the snow.
Female Scorpions Face a Backbreaking Challenge to Raise Young
From: Wild Castles: Alhambra
- 51s
- 4K
During the day, the scorpions of Alhambra find shelter underground to avoid the heat, only venturing out at night to hunt. If it’s a female scorpion with young, her task is made all the more challenging.
How This Lioness Copes with Being a Single Mom
From: Africa's Predator Zones: Open Ground
- 2m 43s
- HD
A lioness has to protect her cubs from any number of dangerous predators. Including other lions who will kill cubs that are not their own.
Devoted Flying Fox Protects Pup With Her Wings
From: Secrets of Wild Australia: The Flying Fox
- 1m 32s
- 4K
Even by a mother's high standard of care, this flying fox gives a remarkable display of devotion, as she gently fans her little baby - all while hanging upside down on a branch.
A Lucky Break for a Starving Polar Bear Mom and Her Cub
From: Polar Bear Town: Paparazzi Alert
- 1m 54s
- HD
Near Churchill, Manitoba, a polar bear mom and her cub stumble across a fish carcass washed up on the shore. After a long migration across the wilderness with very little food, this feels like a feast.
A Bison Mom Pulls Out All the Stops to Save Her Drowning Calf
From: Epic Yellowstone: Down the River Wild
- 2m 40s
- HD
A bison mother channels her fiercest maternal instincts to rescue her calf from a formidable and indiscriminate force: the rough waters of the Yellowstone River.
Two Lion Cubs Get a Lesson in Sharing
From: Turf War: Lions and Hippos
- 2m 13s
- HD
When a nomadic lioness tries to steal their mother's food, two baby lion cubs don't know what to do.
Polar Bear Mom Protects Her Cubs From a Hungry Male
From: Polar Bear Town: Welcome to Churchill
- 2m 15s
- HD
As they embark on their long summer migration, a polar bear mother and her cubs need frequent breaks along the way. This puts the cubs at risk from an unlikely predator: famished male polar bears.
A Newborn Hippo Takes His First Breath
From: Hippo Ganglands
- 2m 46s
- HD
A pregnant hippo leaves her pod in order to give birth in quiet waters, but when it's time for mother and calf to journey back to their family, the newborn hippo struggles to keep up.
Cheetah Mother Reunited with Her Lost Cubs
From: Africa's Predator Zones: Open Ground
- 3m 34s
- HD
When a female cheetah loses a cub to a lion attack, she can't afford to grieve for long. Her other cubs are missing, and there's a chance they might still be alive.
Cameras Capture the Birth of 14 Black Mambas
From: Black Mamba: Kiss of Death
- 3m 49s
- HD
Cameras capture a black mamba mother depositing her eggs in a den. After 30 days, all 14 eggs hatch and the deadly mambas emerge from their nursery.
Mother Cheetah Hunts Impala to Feed Cubs
From: Cheetah: Race to Rule
- 2m 4s
- HD
This ferocious feline matriarch needs to feed her three young cubs. We pity the grassland mammal that crosses her path.
Curious Baby Elephant Proves Fascinating Discovery
From: Elephants in the Room
- 1m 58s
- HD
An encounter with a baby elephant and her violently overprotective mother reveals a fascinating discovery.
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