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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.

Trillium Lake in Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon, USA

Snowdrop in the snow

Majestic view of a frozen waterfall at Maligne Canyon, Jasper, Alta.

Fresh fallen snow on pine tree

The Falls of Bruar, Perthshire

Aerial view of a car crossing the frozen surface of Lake Baikal, Russia

Sunlit volcanic ridges, Eyjafjallajökull Iceland.

Gypsum sand dunes, White Sands National Park, New Mexico.

A Brandt's cormorant hunts for a meal in a school of Pacific mackerel beneath an oil rig off the coast of Los Angeles, California.

Red apple on a broken branch in winter, Coburg, Bavaria, Germany.