An emperor penguin <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanimals.nationalgeographic.com%2Fanimals%2Fbirds%2Femperor-penguin%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">will toddle for weeks</a> ...<br />50 miles to bring food back to little chick's beaks.
An emperor penguin will toddle for weeks ...
50 miles to bring food back to little chick's beaks.
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Orangutans cuddle, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.orangutan.com%2Forangutans%2Forangutan-facts%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">they can't be apart</a>.<br />Six years, mom and baby will sleep heart to heart .
Orangutans cuddle, they can't be apart.
Six years, mom and baby will sleep heart to heart .
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Maybe gators look fearful, but hold your alarm.<br /><a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.nationalgeographic.com%2F2015%2F04%2F150428-mothers-day-carrying-babies-animals-science-spiders%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Behind mother's jaws</a>, baby's safe from all harm.
Maybe gators look fearful, but hold your alarm.
Behind mother's jaws, baby's safe from all harm.
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Humpbacks are swimmers, they travel the sea.<br /><a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mauiwhalewatchtours.com%2Fmoms-and-babies.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">Mama's milk won't run out</a>, even when she's hungry.
Humpbacks are swimmers, they travel the sea.
Mama's milk won't run out, even when she's hungry.
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And if you're a walrus, you'll wait for your calf.<br />They're pregnant <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.walrus-world.com%2Fwalrus-reproduction%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">for almost a year and a half</a>!
And if you're a walrus, you'll wait for your calf.
They're pregnant for almost a year and a half!
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But elephants, girl, are the toughest around.<br />A brand new ellie <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanimals.nationalgeographic.com%2Fanimals%2Fmammals%2Fafrican-elephant%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">can weigh 200 pounds</a>!
But elephants, girl, are the toughest around.
A brand new ellie can weigh 200 pounds!
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So it's clear, from the ocean way up to the trees,<br />to the faraway sands of some faraway sea,<br />there are so many mothers, from tiny to tall.<br />But YOU are the most special mother of all!
So it's clear, from the ocean way up to the trees,
to the faraway sands of some faraway sea,
there are so many mothers, from tiny to tall.
But YOU are the most special mother of all!
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