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From polar bears to pandas, cute baby animals love to snuggle up to their parents

Nothing beats a loving cuddle with Mum – and in the animal kingdom things are no different

Emily Fairbairn

Published: 0:14, 28 Oct 2016
Updated: 0:38, 28 Oct 2016

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THERE’S nothing to beat a loving cuddle with Mum – and in the animal kingdom things are no different.

Yesterday we brought you the adorable shot of a sea otter keeping her pup cosy with a warm embrace as she floated on her back.

Adorable otters — The adorable otters are cuddling for warthCredit: Solent News

And of course she’s not the only cute critter to show that when it comes to mother nature, from humans to hogs, we all love our hugs.

Here are some more sweet animal embraces.

Baby Panda cuddling with its mum — I’LL PANDA TO YOUR EVERY NEED . . . Mum’s devotion to Junior is obvious

Polar bears cuddling — COULDN’T BEAR TO LEAVE YOU . . . this cuddly cub seems permanently attached to Mum

baby lamp close to mother — YOU’RE BEST BAA NONE . . . a lamb shares a tender moment with its mumCredit: Getty Images

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Monkeys cuddling — SO APE-Y TOGETHER . . . chimps clearly cherish their tender moments like we doCredit: Getty Images

Lion cub cuddling its mother — I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY CHIN . . . a lion cub shelters under its mother’s head

Meerkat mother with her cub — COMPARE THE MEERKATS . . . a baby lets it all hang out as Mum enjoys slumberCredit: Getty Images

A wild newborn colt — FOAL FOR YOUR LOVING . . . mother horse seems besotted with her offspringCredit: Getty Images

Elephants — TWEE TRUNKS . . . but this loved-up jumbo pair are too preoccupied to careCredit: Getty Images

Australian sea lion — SEAL WITH A KISS . . . a touching moment between a pup and its mum

Hippo mother and baby — JOINED AT THE HIPP-O . . . this mum and her young calf could hardly be closerCredit: Alamy