Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother with twin cubs, Wapusk National Park, Churchill, Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Canada, North America

Emperor penguin chick and adult (Aptenodytes forsteri), Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) mother and 6-month old baby in captivity, Rio Grande Zoo, Albuquerque Biological Park, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Just-born blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) standing for the first time, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) mother and calf, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

A young Sami woman feeding reindeers, Nutti Sami village, Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) mother with a baby joey in her pouch in the Blue Mountains Area, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Young long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) nursing from its mother in Angkor Thom, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) mother and calf, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Just-born blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) standing by its mother, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) mother and babies, in captivity, Sandstone, Minnesota, United States of America, North America

Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) and young, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Gentoo penguin family Neko Cove (Harboor), Antarctica, Polar Regions

Young yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus) riding on its mother, Ruaha National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

A young Sami woman feeding reindeers, Nutti Sami village, Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Dall sheep (Ovis dalli) mother and two-day-old lamb in captivity, Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) adult feeding chick at Hannah Point on Livingston Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Farmer planting rice seedlings, young rice sprouts in a field, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia, Asia

Female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) with newborn pup on the beach in Stromness Bay, South Georgia Island

Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) pup, called weaners once their mothers stop nursing, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) with young, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) with cub, Phinda private game reserve, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, Africa

Young ground squirrels (Xerus inauris), Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Adult king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) amongst chicks at breeding colony at Gold Harbour, South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Young adult bull southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) holding young pup's head underwater trying to kill it, South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with minutes-old newly hatched chick at Gold Harbor on South Georgia

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with minutes-old newly hatched chick at Gold Harbor on South Georgia

Adult upland goose pair (Chloephaga picta) with goslings on Carcass Island in the Falkland Islands

Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) mother and calf being harassed by kelp gull, Peninsula Valdez, Argentina

Mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus), with cub of the year in Holmabukta in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Adult gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with minutes-old newly hatched chick at Gold Harbor on South Georgia

Infant riding on the back of a female mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) in Pacific coast forest, Esperanza, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) mother and pup in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, United States of America

Young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), feeding on a fresh bearded seal kill near Monacobreen Glacier, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway

Mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus), with cub of the year in Holmabukta in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus), with cub of the year in Holmabukta in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus), with cub of the year in Holmabukta in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) adult and chick at breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Young woman working at Gator Country Wildlife Adventure Park, Beaumont, Texas, United States of America

Young woman working at Gator Country Wildlife Adventure Park, Beaumont, Texas, United States of America

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) adult and chick at breeding and nesting colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Common langur (Presbytis entellus) with her baby, Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh state, India, Asia

Infant chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) being groomed, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) with young, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) nanny and kid, Mount Evans, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Gentoo penguin feeding chick, Neko Harbour, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) with young, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Yellow mongoose (Cynictis penicillata) with young, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa, Africa

Adult and infant chacma baboon (Papio ursinus), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Gentoo penguin feeding large chick, Gourdin Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin feeding large chick, Gourdin Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Bluetit bird feeding hungry young nestling in a garden bird box, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Bluetit bird feeding hungry young nestling in a garden bird box, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Watched by a group of young children a woman washes dishes in a bucket of water at a humble home on the sidewalk in Bombay, India. A little girl has a gleeful expression despite the poverty of the situation.

Female Olive Baboon carrying young, Grumeti, Tanzania

Zanzibar Red Colobus monkey with young, one of Africa's rarest primates

European lynx, lynx lynx, family in winter, national park bayrischer wald, germany, captiv

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital .malnourrish child

Two flying-foxes in care, juvenile male little red flying-fox (Pteropus scapulatus) and adult female black fying-fox (Pteropus alecto), Hopkins Creek, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Juvenile little red Flying-fox (Pteropus scapulatus) male approximately 23 weeks old in care, Hopkins Creek, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Adult Antarctic Shag, (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) bransfieldensis) from breeding colony on the Antarctic Peninsula

A mother black bear (Ursus americanus) with two cubs near Mendenhall Glacier outside of Juneau, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean

Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) mother and pup in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean

Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) mother and pup in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean

Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in Antarctica

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) cow and calf, underwater, Tonga, South Pacific

Wild Adult Female and Baby Orangutans (Pongo Pygmaeus). Endangered. Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) cow and calf, underwater, Tonga, South Pacific

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) parent with hungry chick on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

Wild Adult Female, Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), new pup, fresh born. Slaty Back Gull picking at placenta and discharge from fresh born. endangered, colony, rookery, haul out, raft, above water.Bering Islands (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: This sea lion in the largest member of the eared seals.

Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) mother and pup in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean

Gentoo penguin parent (Pygoscelis papua) with chicks in Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Mother and calf Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings being rescued from damaged nest with floods expected. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)

Adult Antarctic Shag, (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) bransfieldensis) from breeding colony on the Antarctic Peninsula

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Adult Antarctic Shag, (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) bransfieldensis) from breeding colony on the Antarctic Peninsula

Mother and calf Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) underwater in the AuAu Channel, Maui, Hawaii, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) creche (protective group of chicks while parents are at sea feeding) on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Adult Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) feeding and preening chick at breeding colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Adult Antarctic Shag, (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) bransfieldensis) from breeding colony on the Antarctic Peninsula

Adult Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) feeding and preening chick at breeding colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, Southern Atlantic Ocean

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) adults with chicks in Antarctica

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) adults with chicks in Antarctica

Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) mother/bull/pup in Peninsula Valdes, Patagonia, Argentina. South Atlantic Ocean.

King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) parent with hungry chick on South Georgia Island, southern Atlantic Ocean.

A mother black bear (Ursus americanus) with two cubs near Mendenhall Glacier outside of Juneau, Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean

Adult Antarctic Shag, (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) bransfieldensis) from breeding colony on the Antarctic Peninsula

Adult sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) mother and pup in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean

Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Gentoo penguin parent (Pygoscelis papua) with chicks in Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Gentoo penguin parent (Pygoscelis papua) with chicks in Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in Antarctica

Adult Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) with chick in Antarctica

Gentoo penguin parent (Pygoscelis papua) with chicks in Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in Antarctica

Gentoo penguin parent (Pygoscelis papua) with chicks in Antarctica, Southern Ocean