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

Praying Mantis

Connie Britton

Hummingbird

Meerkat

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

Cheetah

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

Wildebeest

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

Poison Dart Frog

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

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.

Lion

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

Potter Wasp

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

Toque Macaque

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

Thomson's Gazelle

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

Baboon

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

Elephant

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

Hyena

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

Jackal

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

Grizzly Bear

Follows powerful matriarchs of the animal kingdom, spotlighting the universality of motherhood and exploring what mothers of any species will do to protect their young.

Praying Mantis

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