Mark Taylor / Young girl cuddling golden Cocker Spaniel puppy 'Maizy'. Model released.

Anup Shah / Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) male hugging a distressed juvenile to comfort it. Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India.

Anup Shah / Olive baboon baby (Papio cynocephalus anubis) aged 3-6 months playing with an older juvenile, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. March.

Anup Shah / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) 'balck' infant aged 1-3 months cuddles up to an older juvenile helper, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Anup Shah / Gelada baboon (Theropithecus gelada) juvenile 'helper' cuddles infant less than 1 month, Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia, November

Tim Laman / Proboscis Monkey (Nasalis larvatus) female cuddles her offspring in rainforest tree, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo, Endangered

Matthias Breiter / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) three month old cub cuddles up to mother in lee of willows, vulnerable, Wapusk National Park, Manitoba, Canada

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat, girl cuddles silver tortoiseshell kitten that is feeling trapped