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Animals Who Take This Whole Parenting Thing Very Seriously

This papa bear giving lessons in ferocity

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This bird reminding her chicks to wear a mom when they go out

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This fox who has found a much better way to hold hands

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This monkey reminding her child that bugs are for eating, not playing with

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This bird who (literally) took these two under her wing

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This mama bear and part-time swim coach

This giraffe who knows that growing WAY up takes time

This koala who knows the power of a good hug

This cat who put her little one down for a nap and then decided she needed one too…

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This golden retriever who doesn’t even mind that her back paw is asleep

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This otter who loves being a flotation device

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These lions letting the little one take the lead

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This hippo who dreads the day her baby finally grows bigger than her head

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This swan chauffeuring his kiddos to school

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These prairie dogs who are OMG SO EMBARRASSING

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This lioness who is serious when she says it’s bedtime

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This hippo who knows that baby steps apply to swimming, too

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This possum whose kids had better behave back there or so help me—

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This elephant who knows that trunk kisses heal scraped knees

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This rodent who knows the value of a balanced diet

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These penguins who know it takes a village to raise a chick

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This leopard who knows that all her patience will pay off one day

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This pangolin who knows how to get the baby to settle down

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This tiger who just wanted to get that smudge you had on your face

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This mare who’s had enough of all this horsing around

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This dog who likes to keep order in this house

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This rhino who’s a big softy under her tough exterior

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This alpaca giving a good morning nuzzle

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This wallaby with a very unique family

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This hippo teaching a lesson in stranger danger

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This elephant who still doesn’t trust her calf to cross the street alone

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This snail who wants his kiddo to grow up nice and slow

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This beluga who loves showing off her pride and joy

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This bear offering his cub a new perspective

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This bird who doesn’t mind playing piggyback

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These kitties who really believe in family bonding

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This squirrel who is already amazed by the wonders of new life

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This cat who is showing her kid where the humans hide the good stuff

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This bird who insists on only feeding her young ones truly organic worms

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This wolf who knows that howling lessons are essential.

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This calico who wonders if you’re right, and he and his son really look that much alike…

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This lion dad who plans on giving his son absolutely everything he needs to be king

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These hedgehogs who are quickly learning that naps > everything else

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This dog dad giving stair-climbing lessons

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This polar bear who knows the balance between tough love…

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…and soft love.

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This cat emphasizing the importance of spying on the birds next door

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