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Image: Gorilla mother Dian holds her baby Quemb

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Animal moms and their babies - 2011

It doesn’t get more adorable then a baby orangutan clinging to his mother, or a pair of splashing polar bear cubs, or a baby giraffe soaking in the view with his mama.   Welcome to the Mother’s Day version of this all always-enjoyable mix of fantastic animal images.

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Image: An Asian elephant calf, born at the Oklahoma City Zoo in April is seen with her mother, Asha

Trunk to trunk

An Asian elephant calf, born at the Oklahoma City Zoo, is pictured with her mother, Asha, a 16-year old Asian elephant, in Oklahoma City.

Sue Ogrocki / AP
Image: A goose tends to its goslings in a cemetery in Buffalo, N.Y.,

Morning stroll

A goose tends to its goslings, which hatched in a cemetery in Buffalo, N.Y.

Michael Mandolfo / Michael Mandolfo
Image: Polar bear cubs Aleut and Gregor enjoy the outdoors under supervision of mother Vera

Bear hugs

The polar bear cub twins Aleut and Gregor enjoy the outdoors under supervision of their mother, Vera, at Nuremberg Zoo in Nuremberg, Germany.

Hans-martin Issler / Getty Images Europe
Image: A Scottish Highland cow and her calf stand in a pasture on Bridger Canyon Road

Calf concerns

A Scottish Highland cow and her calf stand in a pasture in Bozeman, Mont. The cattle are much different than the typical Angus -- they're smaller and have a slower metabolism.

Erik Petersen / Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Image: Kamchatka Brown Bear Mascha and her three-month old bears Wanja and Misho are pictured in Hagenbecks zoo in Hamburg

Double trouble cubs

Kamchatka brown bear Mascha and her 3-month old cubs, Wanja and Misho, are pictured in Hagenbecks Zoo in Hamburg, Germany.

Fabian Bimmer / X02840
Image: Gorilla mother Dian holds her baby Quemb

Baby love

Gorilla mother Dian holds her baby, Quembo, at the zoo in Frankfurt, western Germany.

Frank Rumpenhorst / DPA
Image: A ewe feeds a lamb that is less than a week old

Feeding time

A ewe feeds her less-than-a-week-old lamb in Clinton, Wis.

Bill Olmstead / The Janesville Gazette
Image: A mother lemur seen with her newly born cub holding onto her

Loving lemurs

A mother lemur seen with her newborn at a zoo in Chorzow, Poland.

Andrzej Grygiel / PAP
Image: Polar bear twins 'Aleut' and 'Gregor' play in the water next to their mother 'Vera' at the animal park in Nuremberg, Germany

Cub chaos

Polar bear twins Aleut and Gregor play in the water next to their mother, Vera, at the animal park in Nuremberg, Germany.

Daniel Karmann / DPA
Image: Black rhinoceros calf and its mother Kati Rain snuggling in their enclosure at the Saint Louis Zoo

Mother love

A black rhinoceros calf and its mother, Kati Rain, snuggle in their enclosure at the St. Louis Zoo.

St. Louis Zoo / AFP
Image:  baby orangutan clings onto its mother at a release site in Tanjung Hanau, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Attachment parenting

A baby orangutan clings to its mother at a release site in Tanjung Hanau, Indonesia.

Dita Alangkara / AP
Image: A newborn  baby pangolin with its mother

Baby on board

A newborn baby pangolin with its mother inside a cage in Bangkok, Thailand.

Rungroj Yongrit / EPA
Image: A two weeks old giraffe baby cuddles with its mother Kabonga in his enclosure at the Tierpark Hellabrunn in Munich

Sharing the view

A 2-week-old giraffe baby cuddles with its mother, Kabonga, in an enclosure at the Tierpark Hellabrunn in Munich, Germany.

Michael Dalder / X90041
Image: Wikie a killer whale swims with her calf in Marineland aquatic park in Antibes

Shades of whale

Wikie, a killer whale, swims with her calf in the Marineland aquatic park in Antibes, southeastern France.

Eric Gaillard / X00102
Image: An hours-old calf gets a lick from its mother in a pasture on a ranch near Oakland, Oregon

Love lick

An hours-old calf gets a lick from its mother in a pasture on a ranch near Oakland, Calif., on April 15.

Robin Loznak / Robin Loznak
Image: Lion Binta takes care of her still nameless cubs in their enclosure at the zoo in Hanover, northern Germany

Petites on the prowl

Lion Binta takes care of her still-nameless cubs in their enclosure at the zoo in Hanover, northern Germany.

Julian Stratenschulte / DPA
Image: A newly hatched wild Canada goose gosling yawns while snuggling in the feathers of its parent

Cozy in a feather bed

A newly hatched wild Canada goose gosling yawns while snuggling in the feathers of its parent near a pond in Roseburg, Ore., on April 13. Canada geese are monogamous and most couples stay together for their entire lives.

Robin Loznak / Robin Loznak
Image: A one-week-old jaguar cub plays with her mother Rosa Salvaje at the National Zoo in Managua, Nicaragua

Cuddling cub

A week-old jaguar cub plays with her mother, Rosa Salvaje, at the National Zoo in Managua, Nicaragua.

Esteban Felix / AP
Image: Bennett's wallaby baby Albert peers out

Pouch playdate

Bennett's wallaby baby, Albert, peers out of his pouch at the Vogelpark Marlow animal park in Marlow, eastern Germany.

Bernd Wuestneck / DPA
Image: Newborn lambs play after being released into a field for the first time at Barracks Farm

Lamb on the run

Newborn lambs play after being released into a field for the first time at Barracks Farm in Fetcham, England. Three hundred ewes are lambing at the farm owned by the Conisbee family, who supply their own butcher shops in nearby Horsley.

Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images Europe
Image: A young boar stands next to its mother

Life's a boar

A young boar stands next to its mother at a deer park in Klaistow, eastern Germany. The piglets lose their characteristic striped coat after three to four months, replacing it with a unicolored brown coat.

Patrick Pleul / DPA
Image: Six-day-old newborn Common Chimpanzee clings to her mother

Hold on tight

A 6-day-old newborn chimpanzee clings to her mother, Uschi, at Bratislava Zoo, Slovakia.

Samuel Kubani / AFP
Image: Young pigs are seen in their pen at the Ebsen organic farm

This little piggy

Young pigs are seen in their pen at the Ebsen organic farm in Langenhorn, Germany.

Joern Pollex / Getty Images Europe
Image: A white lioness named Sofia holds one of its three one-month-old cubs in its enclosure at the Buenos Aires zoo

Mom's in charge

A white lioness named Sofia holds one of her 3-month-old cubs in an enclosure at the Buenos Aires zoo.

Enrique Marcarian / X00175
Image: Polar bear Malik swims with her four-month old cub for the first time

Pond bonding

Polar bear Malik swims for the first time with her 4-month-old cub in a huge pond at the Aalborg zoo in Denmark.

Henning Bagger / AFP
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