With six hungry mouths to feed, this majestic mother cheetah has her work cut out for her.

With her baby, a wildebeest crosses a mighty river and faces hungry crocodiles.

A poison dart frog gives her babies a piggyback ride high up into the rain forest canopy.

Navigating the dangers of the Kalahari, a meerkat mama needs to be the ultimate helicopter parent.

A praying mantis needs to bulk up fast or her babies will die before they've been born.

Having a fast metabolism means this hummingbird mama lives on the brink of starvation.

This mother lion must go it alone until her cubs are old enough to be introduced to the family.

This hard-working potter wasp sculpts a safe house for babies she'll never even meet.

This monkey mama is planning a raid into the city to give her new baby the best food on offer.

With a defenseless baby to protect, this gazelle needs to step up her game when times get tough.

This baboon-mama-to-be is going to take things one day at a time until the rains come.

A drought forces this elephant mama to take her baby through lion country.

This hyena mama needs to impress the boss if she's going to give her babies a leg up in life.

This street-smart jackal is trying to raise her cubs alone on the plains of the Masai Mara.

This grizzly bear needs to think quickly to provide milk for her babies.

Connie Britton narrates this documentary exploring how powerful matriarchs of the animal kingdom protect their young in the wild.