the Top most devoted mothers of the animal kingdom

     

motherly instinct is not an exclusive trait of humans. nurturing and caring of young ones have also been observed throughout the animal kingdom. The animal kingdom is filled with mothers doing everything for their offsprings to survive and thrive in the wild a moment from conception to child-rearing these mothers are outstanding caretakers even sacrifice their lives for kids. 

here are most heartwarming and loving moms

1.  Elephants

                      they have shown complex social and emotional behavior their life spends in families under matriarchal leadership mothers sisters all corporate in child-rearing because they are experienced and like to live in large families to help each other in finding food and enough resources to survive. a female elephant is the only mammal to endure 22 months long pregnancy babies are born blind it forced them to rely on their trunks for navigation and discovery, but fortunately, they live in a matriarchal society. if baby elephants get separated from their families as a result of poaching they undergo depression like we humans do. we should take preventive measures to stop poaching. 

           

   

2.    orangutan

                          orangutan have the longest childhood of any other animal the first two years of the baby are totally dependent on mother these early years are crucial to learning survival tactics nurturing only comes from mothers as fathers wander off after mating. they typically breastfeed until age 8.  Young orangutans learn to use the tools, such as branches to dislodge fruit and forage for insects, and to chew the leaves for water when rain is scarce. the bond between orangutan other and her baby is sure the strongest in nature

3.      koala bear 

                       koala is related to kangaroo and wombat koala bear names koala because it has resemblance with a teddy bear. koala's young one is called joey after birth young one immediately climbs up at its mother's pouch. koalas cubs are blind and earless a joey uses its strong sense of smell and touch to find its way. joey grows in its mother pouch for 6 months . when the young one is about 6 months mother koala begin to predigest eucalyptus leaves which result in fecal pap that the joey eats from the cloaca.

4.    Alligator 

                      mother alligator is the remarkable parent among reptiles usually they have a reputation as a cold-blooded predator but when it comes to their parenting side then they proved everyone wrong.   To help them survive, mothers often guard the eggs during incubation, the female begins nest building on a dry ground out of vegetation she lays about 30 to 50 eggs at a time and regularly guards her nest to protect it from most common predator raccoons. when eggs are hatched they produce vocalization to communicate with mother. Using their powerful jaws, mother alligators gently lift the babies and carry them to the water. they stay together with the mother by forming groups called pods.

   

5.   polar bear

                      the female polar bear is noted for their affection towards their offspring they reportedly adopt other wild cubs. the polar bear is a marine mammal it spends many months at open sea. once mated female bears begin to deposit fat in the body for cubbing. 200 kg weight is necessary to start a pregnancy. after feeding throughout in summer and fall a pregnant female starts to build a maternity den where she gives birth and nurses her cubs till spring. At birth cubs of the polar bear are small, blind, toothless and with small body fur. they totally dependent on their mothers for food and warmth. cubs stay with mother for about 2-3 years learning how to feed survive and swim. Mother polar bears are extremely protective of their young, even risking their own lives in their cubs' defense. 

6.  cheetah
                       cheetah is one of the world's fastest land mammals. cheetahs are usually found in groups, consisting of either a mother and her young, after separating from mother males form a coalition and stay together while adult females prefer to live solitary and only meet males to mate. females give birth 2 to 5 cubs at a time cubs are not born with survival instincts the mother trained cubs to hunt avoid predators male cheetah don't help in parenting they only stay with the female for mating They are innately promiscuous animals, with the goal of breeding with many different partners rather than staying with one and partaking in parenting activities. 

   

7.   harp seals
                         harp seals are inhabitants of North Atlantic and Arctic ocean.  Harp seals are sometimes called saddleback seals because of the dark, saddle-like marking on the back and sides of their light yellow or gray bodies of the adults. when pups are born they completely depend on their mothers they have no blubber on the skin at birth but quickly gain weight on high-fat mother's milk. mother seal can identify her cub from million miles based on smell alone. During this time, the mom constantly nurses the baby harp seal, while eating nothing, losing about 6 pounds a day

   


8.   Emperor penguins
                       Penguins are aquatic, flightless birds that are highly adapted to life in the water. penguins can be found in any continent in south hemisphere penguins are social birds they feed swim and nest in groups during breeding season they form large groups called rookies, each penguin has a distinct mating call which also help them to find their chick in a crowded herd. emperor penguin mostly lay one egg at a time males penguins guard the nest while female travels up to 50 miles to the ocean where they feed on fish finally moms return to nesting place and regurgitate the grub into newly hatched chick beaks. sometimes a penguin parent lost its chick and try to steal eggs of other couples chick get serious damage in the process of snatching and stealing. For most penguin species, once a chick has replaced its juvenile down with waterproof feathers it is able to enter the water and become independent of its parents.

  
9.    octopus
                         octopus live in oceans they live near the water surfaces in shell reef's and cervices octopus are solitary they don't interact with other members octopus have short life spans typically the larger the octopus is the longer it lives . after mating octopus dies the male octopus delivers the pack of sperm in female mantel cavity female reproduce once she usually lays 200,000 to  400,000 eggs after mating she finds a den lay eggs there now her job is to keep them clean are aerated female octopus are capable of releasing signals to speed up developing process of eggs at last month of her life female octopus keep starving  she does not leave her den in order to protect eggs from predation the final act of devotion lasts till female octopus blow them through her siphon and disperse them losing her egg is her final moment after she becomes weak and dies this act of motherly devotion is rarely seen in nature