Happy Mother’s Day! Please enjoy these amazing animal mums and their adorable babes.
Eisbaeren (Ursus Maritimus) auf dem Eis in der Hudson Bay. Mutter mit Jungtier.|Humpback whale with young (Megapetra noveangliae).
Buckelwal (Megapetra noveangliae).|||A handout photo from Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme (SOCP) shows a female and her baby of new species Orangutan from Tapanuli (pongo tapanuliensis) in Tapanuli, North Sumatra. Researchers have announced the discovery of a new species of orangutan in the north of Sumatra Island. The Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) is the first new addition in almost a century to the small club of great apes, joining its fellow Sumatran and Borneo orangutans.|Fernanda Mourão, Maria Flor’s mom, make-up artist and one of the collaborators for Agência Solano Trindade’s grocery store.
In the second edition of Community Coffee and Prose, the discussions were conducted by activist mothers with different backgrounds. Juggling work schedule and personal life with caring for your children is one of the main difficulties of the incredible adventure of being a mother. Amongst those cares, is the challenge of providing a healthy nourishment.
That was the second edition of Community Coffee and Prose, a series of meetings in Campo Limpo, in the suburbs of São Paulo, to discuss social entrepreneurship, poison-free food, rightful access to the city and health. This comes from a partnership with Agência Solano Trindade, in a search for healthy and environmentally responsible nourishment for everybody.
Fernanda Mourão, mãe da Maria Flor, maquiadora e uma das colaboradoras do Armazém Organicamente, da Agência Solano Trindade.
Na segunda edição do Café Descolonial com Prosa, as rodas de conversa foram protagonizadas por mães ativistas com diferentes profissões. Conciliar rotina de trabalho e vida pessoal com o cuidado com os filhos é uma das grandes dificuldades da incrível aventura de ser mãe. Entre esses cuidados, está o de oferecer uma alimentação saudável às crianças.
Esse foi o segundo Café Descolonial com Prosa, uma série de encontros em Campo Limpo, na periferia da cidade de São Paulo, em que são abordados temas como empreendedorismo social, alimentação sem veneno, direito à cidade e saúde. A iniciativa é uma parceria com a Agência Solano Trindade, em busca de uma alimentação saudável para todas as pessoas, de todas as classes sociais e sem exceção, que respeite, também, o meio ambiente e o clima.
1. Humpback Whales
Humpback whale mum with her baby in the Pacific Ocean.
Research has found that mother humpback whales and their calves communicate to each other through soft squeaks and grunts (cute!), which are much quieter than other humpback communications. Whale mums rely on sound and hearing to communicate with their calves, which is why it’s critical we stop Big Oil company Equinor from conducting thundering seismic blasts in the Great Australian Bight.
2. Elephants
Elephant mums are typically pregnant for up to two years, and breastfeed their little ones until they’re two or three! Elephant families also have a matriarchal head, meaning that an older elephant mums rule the herd. What bosses.
3. Orangutans
A female and her baby in Tapanuli, North Sumatra.
The orangutan has the longest childhood dependence on the mother of any animal in the world (even more than elephants!) because there is so much for a young orangutan to learn in order to survive. The babies nurse until they are about six years of age. After all of that nurturing, orangutan mums and babies are sometimes separated due to forest destruction, which is why it’s so important to end dirty palm oil.
4. Polar Bears
Mother and baby on the ice in Hudson Bay.
Polar bear mums are fierce protectors. They keep their cubs close by and ‘clack’ at them when they wander off too far. They will fight off predators – even larger male bears – and sometimes hide cubs from danger when fleeing danger. Heartbreakingly, polar bear mums have been seen protecting dead cubs, refusing to leave them even when threats emerge. Polar bears’ habitats are changing due to climate breakdown. Together we must call on decision-makers to call this crisis what it is: a climate emergency.
5. Humans
This one we all already know: human Mums are amazing! Around the world, mums are working together to protect their children’s future from climate damage.
Don’t forget to thank your mum today – or if you are one – Happy Mother’s Day!
