You can always count on pet photos to deliver your dose of the warm and fuzzies. But if you add animal parents and their younglings to the equation, expect the adorable levels to be a few notches higher.
Take a look at these photos to see what we mean. You’re about to see what pure love between cute critters looks like, whether it’s a mama dog nursing her newborn pups or a mother swan cuddling her babies.
This list is one of our many pieces showing love for animals. Scroll through it and have a nice feel-good moment.
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A Happy Family
The soft can-opener of torture took out all my kitten-making bits. Audi's, too. He would have been a lousy father. He's ALWAYS pouncing me!
A Family Meowed On My Door And I Adopted Them
I love that mother cats seem to know who's a good person to seek out for a home.
Years ago I was in the market for a cat, and a pregnant stray found me. I named her Ragamuffin because she was long-haired and scruffy. She gave birth in my bathroom, and I found good homes for all the little ones and had Ragamuffin spayed. She was my companion for 17 wonderful years. RIP you sweet alley cat.
Load More Replies...Yes of course you adopted them. That is how the cat distribution system works!
Please make sure that all of the kittens - and the mama - are fixed.
Load More Replies...Today Our Cat Gave Birth To 4 Kittens, And Her Blissful, Exhausted Face While Hugging Her Baby Is One Of The Most Beautiful Things I've Seen
Similar to humans, maternal instincts are strong among animals like sloth bears. According to the India-based non-profit organization Wildlife SOS, sloth bears carry their cubs all day until age two.
Leopards are the same way. They are very protective of their younglings, who depend on their mothers for basic needs like food, protection, and shelter for the first couple of years of their lives.
Koala Mom And Her Son After Being Rescued From The Fires In Australia
Every time I hear of a fire my first thought goes out to all the animals that might be impacted. It always hurts my heart. 🥺
Pups Learning Important Life Skills From Mama
That's not "mama" If she had given birth to those babies she would be nursing. Her mammary glands are not full of milk and never have been
I don't think the dogs are even the same breed. Babies look like Frenchies or Pugs (they have extremely brachycephalic faces) and the adult dog looks like a pit/pit mix or a staffie. However, as someone who was adopted at birth myself, I can assure you that that dog IS clearly "mama", even if she did not squeeze those puppies out of her own body ;)
Load More Replies...Yes!! I miss puppy breath SO MUCH XD My Belgian Malinois just recently turned a year old and the puppy breath/delightful puppy smell is long gone XD
Load More Replies...The Joy On The Baby's Face
I once met a fox cub late at night who had clearly snuck out after mum had gone out hunting. I went and got him a big bit of steak and he snatched it and toddled off toward the den. It was pretty cool
Lil guy was already learning to "hunt" XD I like imagining that he shared it with his siblings :3
Load More Replies...The fox who lives on our property had 5 babies this year. They have been a joy to watch. Every evening they do zoomies around our yard. It's sad they grow up so fast - they'll probably be leaving soon. I think their mom is ready though - she looks like she needs a break. :)
This year I had a bunch of fox cubs who seem to have lost their parents (been chucked out?) hanging out in my garden, there was a "big brother" one who seemed to be providing for the rest of them. They were so cute I let them get away with a load of stuff I would usually chase off foxes for, like STEALING MY STRAWBERRIES! you little thieves 😏
The church of England shoot foxes dead in their vicarage garden in Hackney in the middle of the night and shot the vixen leaving behind defenceless cubs. The foxes have been here for decades and cause no harm but this vicar who has just moved in had them destroyed.Please contact Shoreditch church if you think as I do that is is cruel and unnecessary.
Biparental care likewise exists in the animal kingdom, but the roles are sometimes reversed. For water birds like jacanas, the male does most of the work, which includes protecting their territory, looking for food, and teaching their younglings survival skills.
The female, meanwhile, has several mates and is not at all involved in raising their offspring.
In Istanbul, A Stray Cat Mom Took Her Baby To The ER. Doctors And Paramedics Helped The Baby And Took Them To A Vet
Istanbul is an absolutely amazing city. Cats are treated with respect and love and are cared for. It is my favourite city in the world. (And the food is beyond wonderful.)
Every cat in Constantinople lives in Istanbul. Not Constantinople.
Turkey seems like a nation of animal lovers. I’ve read some lovely stories from there.
Kiwi And His Goth Wife Have Four Beautiful Half-Goth Babies
Yes! I know the babies were born like 6 or 7 years ago at this point - but lovebirds can live up to 20 years in captivity, so I like to think that Kiwi and Siouxie (his gf's name) are still alive :)
Load More Replies...This is one of the cutest things I've ever seen on the internet - the other day I was randomly thinking of this gorgeous family and it made me smile
The Protective Shells Of Baby Pangolins Are Very Soft When They Are Young, So The Mothers Curl Around Their Bodies To Protect Them
I present you the allmighty, the allroundy Pangolin and Pangopup
*nomination for Word of the Day and Phrase of the Day*
Load More Replies...Pangolins are the most illegally trafficked animal today to the point that they are considered an endangered species; mostly captured for their scales to be use in "traditional medicine" and their skin to make boots and handbags :-(
Monsters!!! How do these soulless basturds sleep at night ??? 🤬
Load More Replies...Plz keep these beautiful souls safe. Very safe..all of them everywhere
It’s almost a similar case with emperor penguins. The fathers usually gather food and teach their young to survive harsh weather conditions. The mothers leave the colony to allow their male counterparts to keep the eggs warm.
The division of parental labor among barn owls is more similar to that of humans. The males are hunter-gatherers, while the females nurture and incubate the eggs.
Dad Meeting His Kiddos
He's either really happy or thinking "f**k what do I do with these?"
This Baby Hippo Has A Very Supportive Mom
It's a good thing this photo was taken from the air. Never get between a baby hippo and a mom hippo. That's bad for your life expectancy.
I don't recommend it. Hippos are extremely aggressive and attack and kill people regularly XD
Load More Replies...Baby Lamb
Not a cute little lamb farting a cloud of smoke, as I first thought, at all.
This little guy with the airplane ears is the cutest thing I've seen in a long time!
Alloparenting also happens between animals. Female elephants, being matriarchal in nature, usually become foster parents to newcomers.
Similarly, rhesus macaque monkeys form social bonds with each other and can quickly build familial relationships with orphaned babies.
Fed Mama Cat One Time, And The Next Day She Brought Her Baby And Husband For Dinner
First Family Photo. Santa Barbara Zoo
If just we humans would be better at that...
Load More Replies...Mother And One Of Her Sons
We’d also like to hear from you, readers. Do you see similarities between human and animal parenting? How close or far apart are they? Let’s liven up the comments section!
Our Cat Ada Gave Birth 2 Days Ago
She's so beautiful!!! I'm obsessed with calicos, 3 of my 9 cats are calicos and one tortoiseshell. They are my everything! I would literally throw myself on a grenade for them.
3-Week-Old Sumatran Orangutan At The Philly Zoo, Looking Up At Mama
Now if we could just stop the mother's from getting slaughtered and eaten in the frickin wild and the babies trafficked 😑
so glad they are letting the orangutans decide when to let people see them.
These Three Tawny Frogmouth Birds
I love tawny frogmouth birds, but the younglings can look like angry cotton balls.
I doubt many will get the reference, but I'm impressed! And it fits well.
Load More Replies...A lot of people don't realise they're there because they assume a pose that causes them to strongly resemble a broken branch of a gum tree. They simply stand on the branch with their head stretched upward, close their eyes and become a statue!
Hi There, Little Guy
little dude just went "peekaboo" but had to stand on tip toes so we could see him
Family Trip
With the help of the person that made the picture. If They are like "normal kids". This was the attempt nummer 78 to keep them all lined up and only stayed for 7 seconds before all run in different directions
Load More Replies...They remind me of a pack of rolls the way they are arranged 3x3. So adorable how tiny they are compared to momma turtle though.
I had no idea tortoises had so many babies. How cute. i thought it was like 1 or 2 at a time.
One Very Proud Mom
Absolutely love pitties! Shame for the a*****e owners giving them a bad reputation. She's full of love, congrats momma
My GSD mix loves to lay on the concrete even though he has 5 dog beds of varying types and a nice grassy lawn in the backyard XD Since they can't disperse heat by "sweating" like we do, sometimes it feels nice for puppers to lay on a nice cold concrete/stone surface. As long as it's not their ONLY surface (they will end up with permanent fur-rubbed-off patches of hardened, rough skin), it's okay temporarily.
Load More Replies...Fantastic Fox Family
My Cat Is A Very Proud Mom
Just an FYI, cedar chips is a much better bedding, especially for animals who go outdoors. The cedar is a natural insecticide, and seems a little warmer. Ticks love staw and hay, easy to hide in. Our dogs had a massive tick infestation one year. Switched to cedar on advice of a master organic gardener, after treating the dogs for the tics and thoroughly de-ticking their area
Babies Leaving Their Nest
My Local Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals Had A Box Of Cats Dropped Off At Their Door, And These Babies Were Inside
This is an adorable photo, but, as someone who has worked in rescue, I am begging the public to please spay and neuter your dogs and cats. Shelters are overwhelmed. Oh, and if I hear one more idiot tell me she wanted to have her children see the "miracle of birth" so she didn't spay their animal I am going to str*ngle that person. I did have the nerve to say to one such idiot, "maybe you could get teach the kids responsibility instead".
I love how the mom has different color eyes and her kittens are half and half.
At least they were taken to a shelter and not dumped in a wheelie-bin
Load More Replies...The Stray I’ve Been Feeding For Months Came To The House To Have Her Babies! First Family Photoshoot
it's such an honor when an animal decides your home is the safest place for her babies!
Aww. Thank you for keeping mama and her babies safe. You have excellent karma.
Sweet First-Time Mama Cat
We Just Announced The Birth Of 4 New Asian Lion Cubs To Mother Gira And Father Shanto. These Adorable Four Were Born 8 Weeks Ago
8 weeks old? They're almost ready to be adopted out to their new homes! I'd like to adopt one, please! XD (joking, joking. No one should privately own wild animals. The cubs are just SO CUTE though XD )
"This Is How We Do It"
How do these just keep getting cuter and cuter? I'm about to hurt myself SQUEEEING
They’re Both Moms. Had Litters At The Same Time, And They Take Turns Feeding The Babies
Yes! Even males (or females who do not currently have a litter) will clean and care for kittens in colonies (or in large-scale rescues like the Furball Farm.) It makes me so happy as cats aren't normally "pack" animals (compared to dogs or humans) but they are very social when it counts: keep the bebbies safe!
Load More Replies...This happens with mice, too. I had three does giving birth. Two gave birth on the same day and the third one the next day. But that one spent the entire day before having her babies stealing the other babies and trying to nurse them. The real mothers kept stealing them back but when the third doe finally had her kits, all three of them formed a common nursery.
Mom's Love
Mom And Her Child In My Garage
Ooooh my goodness!!!! Possums are so misunderstood and mistreated. You are a rockstar for taking care of them
Ends Up That She Wasn't Fat After All
Good Job, Momma. We Weren’t Expecting 3
At the animal shelter I worked at, we had a small farm animal section that had 2 adult goats and a miniature goat in it. The miniature goat was very used to be the center of attention (and loved it) until one day one of the adult goats gave birth (which was a surprise to everyone). The mini goat got SO JEALOUS of the baby, it was kinda hilarious. He'd headbutt the vets when they came to check up on baby & mama.
I used to live on a farm that had lots of goats. Every spring was awesome!
The Strongest Bond
Those are two precious pups! The little one has such big eyes and the momma is adorable.
Mom And 13 Baby Ducks
Mom Is Taking Care Of The Little Boys, And Dad Is Checking On Mom
Mama Cat Desperately Protects Her Children During The Heavy Rain
I think the kittens are actually nursing. And, Mom kitty looks worried or scared.
Whatever is going on mom isn't desperately protecting them from the rain by being above them, because it's not raining in that photo and nothing in the photo even appears to be wet.
Load More Replies...She needs a bed/nest. Along with a safe space for her and the babies.
Cutie
I see a few small herds in western mass where I live. They are so pretty. When I was in Scotland I mentioned seeing them at home and my friends thought that was unusual.
Whenever I see an example of this breed, the name "Boris Johnson" invariably comes to my mind...
Baby Donkey Kissing Mom Hours After Birth
Happy Mom With Her Puppies
The others like very intrigued, it’s going to very loud.
Load More Replies...Look at those barely existing nostrils :( While each individual might be a lovely dog, we shouldn't breed animals with severe deformities.
Yes. Most brachycephalic dogs cannot even give birth normally (the skull of the puppy is too large for the birth canal and the puppy gets stuck, which can result in both the mother's death and the death of the litter as well.) Brachycephalic dogs have to give birth via caesarian section. THEY CANNOT GIVE BIRTH NORMALLY. Please, anyone reading this, think about that if you are considering adopting a Frenchie or a Pug. Over 80% of Frenchies and 90% of Boston terries have to be *sliced open* in order to birth their puppies. They are miserable their entire lives: they have breathing issues, skin issues, and vision issues (eyeballs popping out of their sockets is VERY common in brachycephalic dogs), plus a host of other health problems that exist BECAUSE of their extreme brachycephalic skulls. These look like English Bulldogs, which have to have caesarian sections 86% of the time in order to birth their litters.
Load More Replies...And they suffer from breathing problems and hip dysplasia among other things. :(
Load More Replies..."Look Human, The Baby I Made"
Being A Mom Is Hard
Proud Parents
I didn't think Bernese Mountain Dogs had Merle? Perhaps mom had a date with an Aussie?
Load More Replies...Papa, possibly raised with cats, demonstrating the "If I fits, I sits" mentality.
Smiling Dashi And Her Daughters Pippa And Bow Bow
I Really Like This Picture I Took Of A Calf With Her Mom
Everyday Is A Parents' Day
Yes! I think these are British Shorthairs - the coat pattern is usually referred to as Shaded (or possibly Chinchilla - hard to tell which from the pic, but I'm leaning towards Shaded.) 5 of the kittens are "Shaded Silver" and the other 3 are "Shaded Golden" like mom :) (though that little one on the end looks like a golden tabby - but kittens who have tabby striping at birth can often lose their stripes as they age!)
Load More Replies...When your printer runs out of colour ink after the first couple of pages...
Here's A Mama And Her Twins About 20 Minutes After They Were Born
Adorable
My Pet Cow Had A Calf For The First Time Today, She Seems To Be A Pretty Good Mom
Animal parenting traits often mirror human tendencies, showcasing the deep-rooted instincts across species. The article explores various forms of parenting from the matriarchal structure of elephants to biparental care in birds.
To dive deeper into the nuances of how animals nurture their young, you might want to explore more examples of their parenting habits that mirror human experiences.
Happy Parents And Their Screaming Ball Of Feathers
Peaceful Pitbull Pup Propped On Parent
Spotted In My Front Yard
A Sleepy Koala Napping With Her Joey
I thought it was just baby kangaroos who are called that. Turns out, all baby marsupials are called joeys. So yeah TIL...
Load More Replies...This Is What My Day Was For. The Chicks Are White, Fluffy, And So Cute
Those are eastern whippoorwills. They make a lovely sound in the evenings.
I could be wrong, but I think these are actually tawny frogmouths. They are related though.
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Mama Was In Labor For An Extra Hour With This One. She Knows It Was Worth It
Fostering This Little Family Who Came With Thanksgiving Names. Mama Macaroni, And Her Kids Turkey And Sweet Potato
We Sent Our Golden To Stay With My Mom For A Month While She Was In Heat So Our Male Couldn't Get Her Pregnant. She Came Back A Little Chunky So We Thought Grandma Had Spoiled Her
The joke's on us... Our boy must have gotten her right before she left.
While they're adorable...not sure I understand what's so confusing about spaying and neutering your animals. Like Bob Barker always says....
ABSOLUTELY THIS. These pics are always cute, but the sheer volume of, "Well how did this happen?" is frankly disgusting. If you are an animal lover and not professionally breeding, fix your damn pets. Cute babies, but ignorant owners are infuriating.
Load More Replies...Stopped To Take A Picture Of This Little Family, And This Daddy Goose Got All Angry And Protective
Good for him! Whomever he is threatening REALLY needs to take this warning to heart.
I don't really know my geese but from all I've read on Bored Panda isn't ANGRY the natural state of Canadian Geese?😁
Yes. That is why Canadians are so polite. All of the anger is in the geese!
Load More Replies...Do never ever approach geese! And do never ever ever approach geese with little geese babies! You'll regret your decision instantly! (Can someone help me out and tell me the right word for geese babies, please?)
"Don’t Talk To My Child Again"
This Mommy Sheep Snuggled Up With Her Babies
Behold My Little Baby Kitten
Wild Baby Elephant Sleeping Under Their Mommy
A Boy's Best Support Is His Mum
The Best Mum In The World
Hopefully the breeder/owner is responsible and supplements the pups' nursing with bottle-feeding!
Load More Replies...I counted 11. The others have better skills in hinding unter moms belly.
Baby Swan
Daughter And Mother, 19 And 20
It was a small litter, only 3 kittens, she wasn't even full-size yet. She came to the shelter pregnant and I kept one of her babies!
Tuxie's seem to be a long-lived type of cat. I've had 3 that lived to a really good age.
Mommy And Her Little Kittens
Loving This Pair,enna & Dahlia
Mama And Her Baby
Monkey Mama
Proud Mama! Sarra With Her Triplets. She Gave Birth To Earlier Today
Looks like à Mara, Patagonia Hare. We saw some at the zoo.
Load More Replies...Mara are apparently different. If you go to the comments of the reddit thread, OP's account provided this picture of the babies right after birth https://imgur.com/SNpjpL4
Load More Replies...A Family Of Ducks Has Moved Into Our Pool
The Expression On My Cat’s Face When I Came Downstairs To Find She’d Given Birth To Three Strong Kittens
From OP on Reddit: "I adopted Sweets several weeks ago, we bonded because she’d lost a previous litter to the elements (from what I can tell she’s spent most of her life living out of a tire) and my own young son had tragically died." Sweets unexpectedly gave birth to three kittens after OP adopted her, so they are both Sweets' and OP's Rainbow babies in their own way :)
Her face in the first pic seems to say 'Nice of you to turn up - I've had a busy night!'
And What Happened Next, Dad?
Started Volunteering At The Animal Shelter 2 Weeks Ago. Brought Home My First Foster Family Today. Momma And Six 3-Week-Old Babies
Meet A New Mother Of 9 Baby Cows
These Two Lovebugs Became Parents Of Six Puppies This Week
Say Congrats To This Proud Mama And Hello To These Five Brand-New Kitties
From OP on Reddit: "She wandered up as a stray already pregnant. So we have done our best keeping her comfortable and as soon as we can she will be getting spayed."
Dad (Potato) Is On Kitten Watch While Mom (Tot) Takes A Nap In The Background
OP stated on Reddit that they were told that both cats were already sterilized. Unfortunately they were lied to, and Tot got pregnant. They personally chose homes with friends and family for the four kittens and, as of the posting, Potato already had his neuter surgery scheduled. So, the pregnancy was an oopsie, but OP was being as responsible an owner as they could be :)
When You're Mad At Your Baby, But You Still Have To Show Them Love
A Mother Always Watches Her Baby
Mom And Baby In My Backyard
So many sparrows in my yard. It's all fun and games until one hears the babies screatching for food for 10 hours.
This Scene Of Mother And Daughter. She Is A Gir Cow, Mostly Found In Gujarat, India
This Is Mama Stormy And Her 7 Babies
From OP on Reddit: "We found her outside at night during Christmas so she was a stray. She was meowing loud because she wanted to go inside to seek for shelter. We did not know she was pregnant until 8 weeks later my mom noticed stormy was gaining weight and had a suspicion she was pregnant so we took her the the vet clinic and we saw her ultra sound pics" - "We gave 6 babies away only 1 stayed with us. His name is sunny boy he is so spoiled. She did not cry while giving birth I was with her the while time. Her son jerry lives with our next door neighbor and visits us almost everyday. Jerry is always outside looking for his brother and his mom."
Mum And Her Puppies. 2 Days Old
Parents Adopted A Stray A Few Months Ago. Turns Out She Was Pregnant
I picked up a stray when I was in college. Turns out she was pregnant and gave birth to two kittens in my closet. :)
Mama Swan With Newborn Babies
well technically until they're out of the egg they're not exactly born are they?
Load More Replies...Maternity
Proud Mum (Nova) And Her Precious Puppies
Fresh Kittens With Their Mommy
Mother And Baby Deer Outside My Window
Baby And Mommy Bird
Shot I Took Of A Pair Of Proud Parents
Baby Scorpions Have Very Soft Exoskeletons. They Crawl Up Onto Their Mother's Back And Ride There For 10 To 20 Days Until Their Exoskeleton Gets Strong Enough
A scorpion can have as many as 100 babies in a single brood. They are not hatched from eggs like insects.
What's not noted here, is if the mother can't find enough food to eat, she'll resort to eating her own young.
For many creatures, the survival of the adult/mature breeding female outweighs the value of any one particular litter/clutch of young. It's sad by human standards, but it is "better" for the already-mature adult animal to survive.
Load More Replies...My Brother's Dog Looks So Proud After Giving Birth To 5 Puppies Last Night
"Mommy's Gonna Clean You Up So You're Presentable When The Parole Board Comes By, Ok Sweetie?"
Mother Protecting Her Children
why the downvote? you don't want to mess with swans!
Load More Replies...She's The Best Mum
Momma Loves You But She Also Needs To Take A Little Nap
My Baby Is Already A Mommy, I'm A Grandfather, Welcome Little Ones
I like the face of this brave mother, could someone tell me what breed she could be?
I'm almost positive she's a wirehaired Portuguese Podengo. (Or a similar, closely-related podenco/warren dog breed; many are wirehaired like this one.)
Load More Replies...First Family Photo. Look At The Proud Parents
My Dog Gave Birth To 4 Puppies
Spay and neuter your pets, people. Giving birth is no fun, and the shelters are full to the brim.
Yes!!!!! Kitties, and puppies, and chicks, and calves, and just yay! 😊
Our little one will never have puppies, but I love to see those precious little moments.
I wonder what will happen to all the cute cat and dog litters when they’re grown up and not so ”adorable melting my heart“ anymore…
What a lovely article! Kittens, puppies, chicks, calves, I love you all! ❤️. Well done, Bored Panda.
Meanwhile here is my alley cat Ragamuffin just after she had five kittens. Rest assured she did get spayed a couple months later. rags_famil...728857.jpg
I have a rescue cat, was told that she had, had a least one litter. She is spayed, and I am glad that I don't have to worry about little ones, but I would have left bed to see her babies
Spay and neuter your pets, people. Giving birth is no fun, and the shelters are full to the brim.
Yes!!!!! Kitties, and puppies, and chicks, and calves, and just yay! 😊
Our little one will never have puppies, but I love to see those precious little moments.
I wonder what will happen to all the cute cat and dog litters when they’re grown up and not so ”adorable melting my heart“ anymore…
What a lovely article! Kittens, puppies, chicks, calves, I love you all! ❤️. Well done, Bored Panda.
Meanwhile here is my alley cat Ragamuffin just after she had five kittens. Rest assured she did get spayed a couple months later. rags_famil...728857.jpg
I have a rescue cat, was told that she had, had a least one litter. She is spayed, and I am glad that I don't have to worry about little ones, but I would have left bed to see her babies
