As Charles Darwin described in his study about the existence and nature of emotions as expressed both by humans and animals, emotions are a natural part of the living creatures. Although there might be some slight differences between emotions of animals and humans, yet, they are quite similar. Both of these creatures have distinguished emotional patterns like anger, disgust, fear, happiness, sadness, and even surprise. With that, it is not far from reality that animals when they become parents, also become loving towards their babies. They express similar emotions and at the same time do similar things as the humans do to give whatever their babies need. This is also one way to show that they care for their young.

Here are some of the most touching photos of newborn animals in the wild which clearly express that animals, too, can show how tender and caring they are as mothers and fathers to their babies. Let these photos inspire you and show you how precious life is.

1. Mother monkey gets Caesarian

Painful as it sounds, but yes, the mother monkey just got her Caesarian to give birth to her baby monkey. This is quite a maternal sacrifice!

2. The Canada goslings follow their mama goose

Really cute! These goslings are following their mother goose in search for food. While doing so, they swim together in line (to avoid being lost).

3. The Capybara swims with her newborn

One of the cutest feature of a Capybara is that they really are persistent in terms of teaching some values to their young. You can see this in this picture of these baby Capybaras learning to swim together with their mom.

4. Mother Elephant milks her newborn calf

This is quite a photo! Mother elephant in the Safari just gave her milk to her baby.

5. Baby Calf follows Mama Hippo

Obedience is one of the keys to life’s success. In order for this baby hippo to learn the basics of life, he needs to obey what his mom asks him to do. As seen in this photo, this baby follows wherever his mom will go.

6. Lioness cares for her one-day old cub

They may be the fiercest creature in the jungle, but to their cubs, they are the most loving and caring creatures.

7. Lioness carries her newborn cub

Just like the human moms, this lioness carefully brings her cub to the distinct places in the jungle. It’s somehow scary to look at, but that’s how they normally carry their babies – by mouth!

8. Mama Hippo takes a bath with her baby calf

Really cute! Life might bring some difficulties, but as long as their is a cool bath, it’s okay. This mama hippo just gave herself a bath together with her baby.

9. Baby crocodile just hatched from egg

Life is harsh. Well, it is. Just like this baby crocodile, when it was hatched, his mom’s presence is absent. Although life sucks, still life should go on and be lived.

10. Wild Mynah bird feeds her young

Parents know perfectly what their children need. Giving it what it needs, is what the Mynah bird did to her newborn chick.

11. Newly-hatched chick just got out of its egg

Just like the crocodile, this chick just got out of the egg without the presence of her mother hen.

12. Mama Hippo cares for her calf

Kiss. Kiss. Kiss. This is how mother love works. Mama hippo just gave her calf those sweet and loving kisses.

13. Sea Lion kisses her day-old pup

This is exactly how a mother shows affection to their children. Even animals do it!

14. Wild sow (female boar) milks her babies

Babies need the mother’s milk. In the first months they are entirely dependent to them.

15. Papa Lion calms cub

Even father lions can express love to their cubs.

16. Mama Koala hugs her joey

Hugs can calm any creature. This joey just got it from her loving mom.

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17. Cheetah protects her cubs

The jungle life can be tough. But with the presence of their mom, nothing should be feared about it!

18. Mother Cheetah is having fun with her cub

Life can be tough, but just laugh at it, because life can also be very enjoyable!

19. Tigress shows comfort to her young cub

As problems arose, a simple, sincere, warm hug is enough to conquer life’s difficulties.

20. Mother Tigress bathes her baby

See how the mother tigress bathes her baby! It’s adorable!

21. Tigress shows love to her cub

Nothing beats with a mother’s love to her baby. Really.

22. Mama Sloth climbs trees carefully as she carries her baby

Though any mom can be single when she carries a baby, life shouldn’t be enjoyed less because of that. We all still have to fight and survive!

23. Mother sea otter relaxes in water as she bathes with her pup

Yes, these mother-daughter sea otters just spend time relaxing in the cool waters.

24. Father Lion plays with his cub

During playtime, this father lion cuddles and plays with his cub (just like how human daddies do with their young kids!)

25. Giraffe kisses her calf

Just like the other animals as well as humans, the mother giraffe kisses her calf!

26. Mama Panda plays around with her cubs

This one is one of the most hilarious and the cutest photos! This mother panda in China (Juxiao) plays with her baby cubs.

27. Mother Thai Panda walks on the rope carrying her cub

What a complete flexibility!

28. Mother Opossum carries her joeys on her back searching for food

Mothers can be tough just for their babies. Just take a look at how strong her back is to carry her babies.

29. Kangaroo hugs her joey so tightly

Kangaroos can be one of the most adorable animals in the jungle. But they can be the sweetest, too!

30. Mother Koala plays with her baby

Mother animals can be playful with their babies, too!

See how simple and tranquil life is especially if you’re with your parents or your kids. So, treasure them. Cherish your simple life amid the complexity of life. In general, I hope these photos remind you of how life is precious!

Featured photo credit: Family of Koala Picture via sexyli.com

The ability to take risks by stepping outside your comfort zone is the primary way by which we grow. But we are often afraid to take that first step.

In truth, comfort zones are not really about comfort, they are about fear. Break the chains of fear to get outside. Once you do, you will learn to enjoy the process of taking risks and growing in the process.

Here are 10 ways to help you step out of your comfort zone and get closer to success:

1. Become aware of what’s outside of your comfort zone

What are the things that you believe are worth doing but are afraid of doing yourself because of the potential for disappointment or failure?

Draw a circle and write those things down outside the circle. This process will not only allow you to clearly identify your discomforts, but your comforts. Write identified comforts inside the circle.

2. Become clear about what you are aiming to overcome

Take the list of discomforts and go deeper. Remember, the primary emotion you are trying to overcome is fear.

How does this fear apply uniquely to each situation? Be very specific.

Are you afraid of walking up to people and introducing yourself in social situations? Why? Is it because you are insecure about the sound of your voice? Are you insecure about your looks?

Or, are you afraid of being ignored?

3. Get comfortable with discomfort

One way to get outside of your comfort zone is to literally expand it. Make it a goal to avoid running away from discomfort.

Let’s stay with the theme of meeting people in social settings. If you start feeling a little panicked when talking to someone you’ve just met, try to stay with it a little longer than you normally would before retreating to comfort. If you stay long enough and practice often enough, it will start to become less uncomfortable.

4. See failure as a teacher

Many of us are so afraid of failure that we would rather do nothing than take a shot at our dreams.

Begin to treat failure as a teacher. What did you learn from the experience? How can you take that lesson to your next adventure to increase your chance of success?

Many highly successful people failed plenty of times before they succeeded. Here’re some examples:

10 Famous Failures to Success Stories That Will Inspire You to Carry On

5. Take baby steps

Don’t try to jump outside your comfort zone, you will likely become overwhelmed and jump right back in.

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Take small steps toward the fear you are trying to overcome. If you want to do public speaking, start by taking every opportunity to speak to small groups of people. You can even practice with family and friends.

Take a look at this article on how you can start taking baby steps:

The Number One Secret to Life Success: Baby Steps

6. Hang out with risk takers

There is no substitute for this step. If you want to become better at something, you must start hanging out with the people who are doing what you want to do and start emulating them. (Here’re 8 Reasons Why Risk Takers Are More Likely To Be Successful).

Almost inevitably, their influence will start have an effect on your behavior.

7. Be honest with yourself when you are trying to make excuses

Don’t say “Oh, I just don’t have the time for this right now.” Instead, be honest and say “I am afraid to do this.”

Don’t make excuses, just be honest. You will be in a better place to confront what is truly bothering you and increase your chance of moving forward.

8. Identify how stepping out will benefit you

What will the ability to engage in public speaking do for your personal and professional growth? Keep these potential benefits in mind as motivations to push through fear.

9. Don’t take yourself too seriously

Learn to laugh at yourself when you make mistakes. Risk taking will inevitably involve failure and setbacks that will sometimes make you look foolish to others. Be happy to roll with the punches when others poke fun.

If you aren’t convinced yet, check out these 6 Reasons Not to Take Life So Seriously.

10. Focus on the fun

Enjoy the process of stepping outside your safe boundaries. Enjoy the fun of discovering things about yourself that you may not have been aware of previously.

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