Mother's Day: Share your favorite mama animal photos

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A mother goose and her goslings.
Young hummingbirds wait for their mom to bring lunch.
Mother hummingbird keeping the eggs warm.
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Mom and dad discuss the arrival of six chicks.
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An arresting place to build a nest.
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A great egret and its chick.
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A snowy egret feeds its offspring in a tree in downtown Oakland.
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A bird sits on her magnificent nest.
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A robin guards a nest of four eggs.
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Mother bear protects her three little cubs in the Finnish taiga.
Mama polar bear and cubs.
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A family of opossums.
A mama opossum carries her offspring.
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A family of skunks make themselves at home.
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A mother cat and her kittens adopted new owners.
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Princess and her puppies.

By Joan Morris | jmorris@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group

PUBLISHED: April 30, 2019 at 4:13 p.m. | UPDATED: May 14, 2019 at 9:02 p.m.

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We love our moms — and not just the human ones. We love mother ducks (and their ducklings), nurturing mama cats and dogs, and the older pets that mother us.

To celebrate Mother’s Day, send us photos of your favorite animal mom doing some motherly things. We’ll collect all the photos here and keep this slideshow going throughout the month. Upload here.