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Motherly love in the animal kingdom

Raccoon (Porcyon lotor)

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Baby raccoon (Porcyon lotor) looking for his mother. Baby raccoons are usually weaned after two months, but the mother continues to look after them until they are one year old. Image: Shutterstock/Becky Sheridan

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