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Burchell's zebra mother and foal in Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa by Richard Du Toit. Happy Mother's Day! On Mother's Day, we're looking at a Burchell's zebra mother and foal. An interesting fact that zebras can walk within 20 minutes of being born, but they still need help from mum. For the first two days after the foal is born, the mother will keep it close by and limit contact with other zebras, so the foal gets to know her by sight, smell and sound. Over the next year, the foal will follow its mother, learning what to eat, where to migrate in the dry and rainy seasons, and how to avoid predators. Those might not be the exact skills your mum taught you, but she surely played a part in your survival and growth - so be sure to wish her a happy Mother's Day today.

Walk through a mountain top in Chamonix, France Where is this magical place?  Walk through a mountain top in Chamonix, France Aiguille du Midi in eastern France is one of many peaks in the Mont Blanc massif, an Alpine range that stretches across the border into Italy and Switzerland. In 1909, an aerial tramway was proposed to take tourists from Chamonix, the valley town below, to the top of Aiguille du Midi – a plan finally realised in 1955. The cable cars and viewing platform were upgraded most recently in 2012, and a new feature called ‘Step into the Void’ was added. It allows tourists to stand in a glass room jutting out from the mountain. ( © Jakub Połomski / Offse )

Ice sticking to the columnar basalt walls surrounding Abiqua Falls, Oregon, USA

Sunlit volcanic ridges, Eyjafjallajökull Iceland.

Mount Diablo State Park, California.

Eibsee lake at the base of Zugspitze mountain, Bavaria, Germany. Germany's highest point. The Zugspitze: Germany's highest point.

City lights from the snowy peak of Grouse Mountain at twilight, Vancouver. Grouse Mountain Resort Grouse Mountain makes for a natural attraction, about fifteen minutes away from downtown  Vancouver.   Grouse Mountain Resort in winter. Aerial view of   Grouse Mountain Resort in day time. 

Trakai Island Castle Museum In Tarkai, Lithuania.

Dolwyddelan Castle, Snowdonia National Park, Conwy, Wales.

Whirlpool in Myllykoski scenic area, Oulanka National Park, Kuusamo, Finland.

First Sunrise of 2020 at Mount Fuji, Japan.

The Church of St. Thomas above the village of Praprotno, Slovenia.

Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa.

Beech forest covered with frost and snow, Ardennes, Belgium. 

Lantignié in the Beaujolais region of France.  (© Jon Arnold/Danita Delimont)

Exit Glacier at Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska.