About this season
Follows powerful matriarchs of the animal kingdom, spotlighting the universality of motherhood and exploring what mothers of any species will do to protect their young.
Episodes (15)
1. Cheetah
Aired 6 May 2022 • 8 min
With six hungry mouths to feed, this majestic mother cheetah has her work cut out for her.
2. Wildebeest
Aired 6 May 2022 • 8 min
With her baby, a wildebeest crosses a mighty river and faces hungry crocodiles.
3. Poison Dart Frog
Aired 6 May 2022 • 8 min
A poison dart frog gives her babies a piggyback ride high up into the rain forest canopy.
4. Meerkat
Aired 6 May 2022 • 8 min
Navigating the dangers of the Kalahari, a meerkat mama needs to be the ultimate helicopter parent.
5. Praying Mantis
Aired 6 May 2022 • 8 min
A praying mantis needs to bulk up fast or her babies will die before they've been born.
6. Hummingbird
Aired 6 May 2022 • 8 min
Having a fast metabolism means this hummingbird mama lives on the brink of starvation.
7. Lion
Aired 6 May 2022 • 7 min
This mother lion must go it alone until her cubs are old enough to be introduced to the family.
8. Potter Wasp
Aired 6 May 2022 • 6 min
This hard-working potter wasp sculpts a safe house for babies she'll never even meet.
9. Toque Macaque
Aired 6 May 2022 • 8 min
This monkey mama is planning a raid into the city to give her new baby the best food on offer.
10. Thomson's Gazelle
Aired 6 May 2022 • 8 min
With a defenseless baby to protect, this gazelle needs to step up her game when times get tough.
11. Baboon
Aired 6 May 2022 • 7 min
This baboon-mama-to-be is going to take things one day at a time until the rains come.
12. Elephant
Aired 6 May 2022 • 7 min
A drought forces this elephant mama to take her baby through lion country.
13. Hyena
Aired 6 May 2022 • 7 min
This hyena mama needs to impress the boss if she's going to give her babies a leg up in life.
14. Jackal
Aired 6 May 2022 • 7 min
This street-smart jackal is trying to raise her cubs alone on the plains of the Masai Mara.
15. Grizzly Bear
Aired 6 May 2022 • 7 min
This grizzly bear needs to think quickly to provide milk for her babies.