Mamas Season 1, Episode 5: Praying Mantis

1

Cheetah

With six hungry mouths to feed, this majestic mother cheetah has her work cut out for her.

8 min

2

Wildebeest

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

8 min

3

Poison Dart Frog

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

8 min

4

Meerkat

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

8 min

5

Praying Mantis

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

8 min

6

Hummingbird

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

8 min

7

Lion

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

7 min

8

Potter Wasp

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

6 min

9

Toque Macaque

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

8 min

10

Thomson's Gazelle

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

8 min

11

Baboon

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

7 min

12

Elephant

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

7 min

13

Hyena

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

7 min

14

Jackal

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

7 min

15

Grizzly Bear

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

7 min