First-time elephant mother Rose-Tu gave birth to a 286-pound male elephant calf just before 4 p.m. Saturday.

There were two big surprises. The first was that Rose-Tu had a male calf instead of a female, and the second was how she reacted towards her newborn -- with violence and confusion. picked by muppet 2 months ago

Canadian police are searching for a woman who abandoned her newborn baby in the washroom of a Wal-Mart store in the prairie province of Saskatchewan. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Woman leaves baby in field, says she wasn't sure she was pregnant until the day she gave birth. She said doctors had told her, but she thought they were wrong. She said the pregnancy was "a mystery."

i hope they don't give it back. what a freakin lunatic. picked by muppet 2 months ago

Tucker and Brad show their love for mom by taking a Mother's Day photo.

Happy Mother's Day! Now go call your mom. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

Mara the whale is capable of great gentleness as she guides her calf, Kell, on an epic journey from the waters off Polynesia where he was born to Antarctica. In almost a human gesture, she wraps a protective flipper around her son. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

Happy Mother's Day! Now go call your mom. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

SEATTLE - A previously unknown elephant herpes virus killed the Woodland Park Zoo's youngest Asian elephant, zoo officials said Monday.

Six-year-old Hansa, who died last month, was one of 12 elephants fathered by a bull at a zoo in Missouri.

...Okay, who didn't take their Valtrex? picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

The majority of countries that celebrate Mother’s Day do so on the second Sunday of May. On this day, it is common for Mothers to be lavished with presents and special attention from their families, friends and loved ones. But it hasn’t always been this way. picked by Mershaullk 1 year ago

Zoo officials believe the female Asian elephant died quietly in her sleep. Hansa had been lethargic and had a decreased appetite over the past week, according to the zoo.

The picture is the baby elephant. picked by pandorarin 1 year ago

A Milwaukee mother has been charged with drowning her 5-month-old son inside her apartment near 25th and Wells streets last month.

**Oh they need to hold the social worker responsible too, or at least that administration. picked by dollyllama 11 months ago

You never leave a baby in a car with the engine running-in Florida. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

A US woman has been charged with the murder of a young mother whose baby boy was cut from her womb.

Pittsburgh woman Kia Johnson, 18, was bound and gagged and her near-full term baby cut from her stomach last week. Picture source. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

A tragic mother given six months to live killed her five-year-old son then took her own life because she could not bear to be without him. UPDATE: Cancer claim was bogus, but no one knows why. picked by maxriter 10 months ago

An Elephant with a special camera attached to his trunk manages to pick up some fantastic images of the jungle and it's inhabitants.

Pictures perhaps we would never have been able to take. picked by muppetmaker 7 months ago

Unfortunately, another candidate for Crackhead Mother of the Year. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

This is the story of an elephant, a landmine, and a near tragedy that touched a nation. picked by Nunkii 5 months ago

Show your mother you love her, by re-establishing the mother-child connection, with MaternaCord.

Click here to go to the video's youtube page to read a funny/serious response from MaternaCord to a question in the comments.

If you leave any questions for MaternaCord, please post here, so we can see if they are answered as well. picked by DaftGretel 1 year ago

A man helps a young, wounded elephant in the unforgiving bush of Kenya. picked by rapido 12 months ago

Its early days in the trial but I'll be following this and letting you know all the way.

Its a crazy old world. picked by Milkshake 2 years ago

An 8-month-old boy has been removed from his mother after being left naked in a restroom. Police say the 20-year-old woman was shooting pool. picked by muppet 10 months ago