As we celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, let us not forget that every animal out there has a mother too. Our mothers comfort, fed and protect us. Animal mothers do the same, but in ways that we might find disgusting or even extreme. Today we learn how mothers of elephants, beetles and spiders care for their children in the wild, and what makes us different from them.

As we celebrate Mother&rsquo;s Day this weekend, let us not forget that every animal out there has a mother too. Our mothers comfort, fed and protect us. Animal mothers do the same, but in ways that we might find disgusting or even extreme. Today we learn how mothers of elephants, beetles and spiders care for their children in the wild, and what makes us different from them.

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