Happy Mother s Day May 10, 2020

Zebras can walk within 20 minutes of being born, but they still need help from mom. On Mother"s Day, we"re looking at a Burchell"s zebra mother and foal. For the first two days after the foal is born, the mother will keep it close by and limit contact with other zebras, so the foal gets to know her by sight, smell, and sound. Over the next year, the foal will follow its mother, learning what to eat, where to migrate in the dry and rainy seasons, and how to avoid predators. Those might not be the exact skills your mom taught you, but she surely played a part in your survival and growth—so be sure to wish her a happy Mother"s Day today.

© Richard Du Toit/Minden Pictures

palette

Today in History

May 10, 2018Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York
May 10, 2019Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
May 10, 2021An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water
May 10, 2022Gifford Pinchot National Forest
May 10, 2023Cordouan Lighthouse, France
May 10, 2024Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
May 10, 2025Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minnesota

More Desktop Wallpapers:

May 21, 2020A visionary artist paints his own garden view
Mar 16, 2019Quilts as high art
Mar 11, 2025Broken Beach in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
Oct 28, 2021Necropolis of Dargavs
May 6, 2018A wetland in Västmanland, Sweden
Jul 23, 2025Vatican City with St. Peters Basilica
Jun 3, 2024World Bicycle Day
Jun 4, 2018Lighting it up for Vivid Sydney
Apr 9, 2020Hooray, hooray, it s Unicorn Day!
Aug 10, 2021Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
Oct 26, 2018A notorious gunfight that was incorrectly named
Oct 9, 2018A history of Vinland
Sep 19, 2022State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
May 17, 2019Work out on your way to work
Feb 11, 2020Celebrating women in science
Sep 21, 2023International Day of Peace
Mar 7, 2019March of the flowers
Jun 25, 2024Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
Aug 6, 2022San Francisco Bay salt flats
Aug 12, 2024World Elephant Day
Jul 4, 2024Independence Day
Jan 31, 2022Incense making, Vietnam
Aug 16, 2023Overseas Highway, Florida Keys
Jan 28, 2024Channel Country, Australia
Sep 7, 2024National Hummingbird Day
Sep 4, 2025Grizzly bears in Alaska for National Wildlife Day
Jan 6, 2024Apple Tree Day
Apr 1, 2018Happy Easter from the ‘peeps’ at Bing
Sep 16, 2020It s Independence Day in Mexico
Jul 25, 2019Jane’s Carousel delights