Every child needs its mother, from lions and tigers to penguins and giraffes.
And to celebrate Mother’s Day, an animal photographer has revealed his favorite moments of mother-infant relationships in the wild.
A walrus mother and calf enjoying the sunshine in Spitsbergen, NorwayA cub enjoys himself as his lion mother licks him clean in KenyaA calf holds on to its mother’s tail as the elephants take a stroll around Masai Mara in Kenya
With two decades of traveling to exotic locations, photographer and guide Paul Goldstein has been lucky enough to witness some stunning moments of mother-child affection.
Highlights include a newborn giraffe walking within 15 minutes of birth, a polar bear mother and cubs sitting on sea ice, and the humorous image of an Emperor penguin seemingly waving to its mother.
As an animal rights campaigner, Mr. Goldstein raises funds for tigers and other a.bu.sed species as well as writing.
He also owns four safari camps in Kenya and is a tour operator guiding around the world. Paul feels very strongly that the photos should never be manipulated by the photographers.
“Ethics is an important issue in all aspects of photography,” he said.
‘I prefer to see what someone has taken, not what they’ve produced, showing me a bold, flawed photo rather than a safe-record photo any day.’
This little penguin, pictured above, flaps his arms wide to get his mother’s attention
A leopard mum shows her teenage cub who is boss in Masai Mara, KenyaMr. Goldstein’s photo captures a newborn giraffe taking its first steps 15 minutes after it was bornAn Adelie penguin with a 10-minute old chick, Paulet Island, Antarctica, Eastern PeninsularA Cheetah cub tried to get its mother’s attention, pictured in Masai Mara, Kenya
A polar bear mum leads her cubs through the icy sea in Spitsbergen, NorwayA black-backed jackal pup plays with his mother, above, pictured in Masai Mara, KenyaA lioness carries her five-week-old cub gently in her jaws, in Masai Mara, KenyaA Polar bear and her cubs, above, sunabathe on an iceberg in Spitsbergen, NorwayA five-week old lion cub play fights with its mother in Masai Mara, KenyaThree elephants, including a mother, her baby, and young elephant in Masai Mara, Kenya
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