Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) infant 'Sopo' aged 18 months running to his mother 'Mopambi' in Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republic. Decem...

Mary McDonald / Hanuman Langur / Northern Plains Grey Langur (Semnopithecus entellus) mother with baby in tree. Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Bert Willaert / Amplectant pair of Natterjack Toads (Epidalea / Bufo calamita) with reflection in water. Belgium, Europe, July.

Nuno Sa / Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) calf swimming uder its mother. Sao Miguel Island, Azores, July.

Lisa Hoffner / A baby orphan Elephant (Loxodonta africana), named Murka, wounded by a poacher's spear is comforted by the touch of another elephant's trunk from outside its pen. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Eleph...

Anup Shah / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) baby aged 3 months sucking it's mother's finger, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of Congo. October.

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) pups, fat and docile weaners stay together for company and reassurance, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) pups, fat and docile weaners stay together for company and reassurance, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) pups, fat and docile weaners stay together for company and reassurance, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) pups, fat and docile weaners stay together for company and reassurance, St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island

Carol Walker / Wild horses / mustangs, young mare nuzzles older mare for reassurance, Little Bookcliffs, Colorado, USA