Mamas - S1 E1

2. Wildebeest

With her baby, a wildebeest crosses a mighty river and faces hungry crocodiles.

3. Poison Dart Frog

A poison dart frog gives her babies a piggyback ride high up into the rain forest canopy.

4. Meerkat

Navigating the dangers of the Kalahari, a meerkat mama needs to be the ultimate helicopter parent.

5. Praying Mantis

A praying mantis needs to bulk up fast or her babies will die before they've been born.

6. Hummingbird

Having a fast metabolism means this hummingbird mama lives on the brink of starvation.

7. Lion

This mother lion must go it alone until her cubs are old enough to be introduced to the family.

8. Potter Wasp

This hard-working potter wasp sculpts a safe house for babies she'll never even meet.

9. Toque Macaque

This monkey mama is planning a raid into the city to give her new baby the best food on offer.

10. Thomson's Gazelle

With a defenseless baby to protect, this gazelle needs to step up her game when times get tough.

11. Baboon

This baboon-mama-to-be is going to take things one day at a time until the rains come.

12. Elephant

A drought forces this elephant mama to take her baby through lion country.

13. Hyena

This hyena mama needs to impress the boss if she's going to give her babies a leg up in life.

14. Jackal

This street-smart jackal is trying to raise her cubs alone on the plains of the Masai Mara.

15. Grizzly Bear

This grizzly bear needs to think quickly to provide milk for her babies.