A mother’s love really is unconditional - no matter what species

INCREDIBLY cute images of baby animals with their parents will warm your heart this winter, proving that a mother’s love really is unconditional.

DO NOT PUBLISH BEFORE MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 19TH JULY MUST CREDIT PICTURE MEDIA Network Animal Feature for Sundays FEE APPLIES...ONE TIME USE... AGENCY: PIC BY PHIL WEST / ROYAL AFRICAN SAFARIS / CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED Baby Lion cub with mother) - These are the heart-warming pictures which prove a mothers love really is unconditional - no matter what species you are. With Mothers Day just around the corner these adorable snaps show a whole host of new mums bonding with their boisterous babies. The touching pictures feature everything from a delighted cheetah getting peck on the cheek from her eight week old cub in Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya. To a devoted Alaskan Sea Otter carrying her young pup in the water, because it doesnt have the co-ordination or strength to swim for itself. SEE CATERS COPY Web Hires

INCREDIBLY cute images of baby animals with their parents will warm your heart this winter proving once and for all that a mother’s love really is unconditional - no matter what species you are.

Being a new mum is no easy feat, but this dedicated bunch of animals show that the love only growns as they bond with their boisterous babies.

DO NOT PUBLISH BEFORE MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 19TH JULY MUST CREDIT SOLENT Network Animal Feature for Sundays These sea otters huddle together to keep warm as they go for a dip in a freezing cold lake. A baby otter even sleeps on its mother as they float on the surface of the lake which is surrounded by ice. Others hold on to each other for support as they keep their heads above the water. The sea otters can be seen relaxing as their backs as they enjoy a quick swim near the Kenai Peninsula in the Gulf of Alaska. Photographer Roman Golubenko from North Bergen, New Jersey, travelled to Alaska to take pictures of sea otters. SEE OUR COPY FOR DETAILS. Pictured: A mother sea otter with a baby on her chest. Please byline: Roman Golubenko/Solent News © Roman Golubenko/Solent News & Photo Agency UK [phone] Web Hires

The touching pictures feature everything from a delighted cheetah getting peck on the cheek from her eight week old cub in Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya to a devoted Alaskan Sea Otter carrying her young pup in the water, because it doesn’t have the co-ordination or strength to swim for itself.

Wonderous mother nature