🐘 Nothing quite compares like the bond between a mother and her child. Related African elephant (Loxodonta africana) females and their young live in tight-knit families led by a matriarch. This older, female leader helps the group survive by sharing her hard-earned wisdom, like remembering the locations of watering holes in times of drought.
Elephant family groups grow very attached. Mothers are extremely protective of their calves, and younger females act as attentive “babysitters.” These giants show their affection through touch, especially with their trunks, as well as through gesture and sound. Individual elephants remember their feelings for one another even when separated for years. Learn more about these incredible animals in the Museum’s exhibition The Secret World of Elephants.
Photo: Timothy A. Gonsalves, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Choose your favorite... HAPPY MOTHERS DAY late~
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happy mother's day <3
the teenage mutant what now? gang makes a big deal over the holiday every year, making it a point to get the most obnoxious, flowery, stupidly sappy mother's day cards they can find and fussing over their dad the whole day. which they do to be annoying, obviously, and not because they noticed years ago that he always seemed just a little bit sad when the date rolled around, and they wanted to cheer him up.
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🌙WONDER✨
HERE'S WUT I MADE MY MOM FOR MOTHER'S DAY. ITS A CUTE PAINTING OF MOON AS A SQUISHY. SHE REALLY LIKES IT^^
IT WAS SO HARD TO PAINT THE THIN LINES, ESPECIALLY THE WRITING. I ALREADY HAVE VERY SHAKY HANDS BUT I DID ALL THE LINE ART WITH A CHEAP PAINT BRUSH AND PAINT TwT
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Wanda holds a crying Tommy, and Y/n walks in holding Billy.
Y/n: It's like the kids have gone on a sleep strike.
Wanda: I know, but I still wouldn't trade it for anything.
Y/n: Me neither. Happy Mother's Day, my love.
They kissed right as the twins stopped crying and fell asleep. The two looked at each other before carefully setting their children in their cradles.
Wanda: Now let's really celebrate today.
Y/n: I'll get the sitcoms and popcorn.
She smiled, causing her nose to scrunch as Sparky jumped onto the couch into her lap.
A/n: Happy Mother's Day!
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I couldn’t get a picture without someone making a face today lol. Wishing all of the amazing moms out there a Happy Mother’s Day! 🌷
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VERY Late Mother's Day art!
Featuring our good friend Gummigoo and my own interpretation of what his Mum would've looked like. Took irl gummy crocs for ref, once I realized the red + green croc combination isn't present in the trio gummy crocs
You deserved better Gummigoo 😔🕊️
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happy Mother’s Day!!!!!! ❤️❤️ made this 4 my mom and she loved it so yay (a lil late but wtv)
close ups
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