Baby On Back Collection

Great Crested Grebe - Female transporting 3 chicks on her back Island of Texel, Holland
USH-1649 Great Crested Grebe - Female transporting 3 chicks on her back Island of Texel, Holland Podiceps cristatus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Koala - mother with piggybacking young climbs up a tree to change to a new feeding and sleeping tree
SAS-1261 Koala - mother with piggybacking young climbs up a tree to change to a new feeding and sleeping tree. The young clings vigorously to its mother's back to not to fall off

Sugar Glider - Female with young on back, Australia JPF03739
JPF-14130 Sugar Glider - Female with young on back Australia Petaurus breviceps Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Mountain Gorilla - female with baby Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
MAR-456 Mountain Gorilla - female with baby Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda Gorilla beringei beringei Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Sugar Glider - Female with young on back - Australia JPF03728
JPF-14131 Sugar Glider - Female with young on back Australia Petaurus breviceps Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Sugar Glider - With young on back - East Coast, Australia, North-eastern coastal Australia JPF03748
JPF-14144 Sugar Glider - With young on back East Coast, Australia, North-eastern coastal Australia Petaurus breviceps Jean-Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Borneo Orangutan - female with baby. Camp Leaky, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Indonesia
MAR-27 Borneo Orangutan - female with baby. Camp Leaky, Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Indonesia Pongo pygmaeus Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Polar Bear - adult laying down, with two cubs cuddling Canada
WAT-7726 Polar BEAR - adult lying down with cubs, both on adults body cuddling. Canada Canada Ursus maritimus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Borneo Orang utan - female with baby - Camp Leaky - Tanjung Puting N. P. - Kalimantan/Borneo - Indonesia
MAR-893 Borneo Orang utan - female with baby Camp Leaky - Tanjung Puting N.P. - Kalimantan / Borneo - Indonesia Pongo pygmaeus Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Giant Anteater - carrying young on back Llanos, Venezuela
WAT-8405 Giant Anteater - carrying young on back Llanos, Venezuela Myrmecophaga tridactyla M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Garden Snail - adult with baby on its back Digital Manipulation: enhanced colour, lightened background
JD-6707-M-C Garden Snail - adult with baby on its back Helix aspersa John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Giant Anteater - carrying young on back Llanos, Venezuela
WAT-8406 Giant Anteater - carrying young on back Llanos, Venezuela Myrmecophaga tridactyla M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Mountain Gorilla - with young on back
AW-3960 MOUNTAIN GORILLA - With baby on back Gorilla gorilla Adrian Warren Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Opossum Young on mother's back Northeastern USA
CLA-455 Virginia OPOSSUM - young on mother's back Northeastern USA Didelphis virginiana Mary Clay Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Lowland Gorilla - baby on mothers back
CAN-1157 Lowland Gorilla - baby on mothers back John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Ring-tailed Lemur - endemic Berenty, Madagascar
GET-906 Ring-tailed LEMUR - with baby on back, on ground, endemic Berenty, Madagascar Lemur catta Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Koala - mother & baby
JPF-263 KOALA - Mother + baby Phascolarctos cinereus Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Lion - 4 week old cubs on top of mother - Masai Mara Reserve - Kenya
SE-401 Lion - 4 week old cubs on top of mother Maasai Mara Reserve - Kenya Panthera leo Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Koala - with young on back - Victoria - Australia
BMD-189 Koala - with young on back Victoria - Australia Phascolarctos cinereus Brian McDairmant Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Olive Baboon - mother with young on back. Maasai Mara National Park - Kenya - Africa
WAT-9298 Olive Baboon - mother with young on back Maasai Mara National Park - Kenya - Africa Papio hamadryas anubis M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Ceylon Sloth Bear With young on back
KFO-108 Ceylon Sloth Bear With young on back Melursus ursinus inornatus Kenneth W Fink Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Verreaux's Sifaka. In karate pose, with young Berenty, Madagascar
GET-1113 Verreaux's Sifaka. In karate pose, with young Berenty, Madagascar Propjithecus verreauxi verreauxi Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Orang-utan - female & baby
WAT-5038 ORANG-UTAN - Adult with young on back Pongo pygmaeus M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Gorilla - female carrying baby animal, distribution - central Africa, Congo, Zaire, Rwanda
USH-3845 Gorilla - female carrying baby animal, distribution - central Africa, Congo, Zaire, Rwanda Gorilla gorilla Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Giant Water Bug - male carrying eggs on back- slow moving streams -California - USA
KEL-776 GIANT WATER BUG - Male carrying eggs on back Slow moving streams, California. Abedus sp. Abadus sp. Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

CHICKEN. Silver laced wyandotte with chicks
JD-21779 CHICKEN. Silver laced wyandotte with chicks John Daniels Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Ring Tailed Lemur AW 6173 With infant. Berenty, Southern Madagascar. Lemur catta © Adrian Warren / ARDEA LONDON
AW-6173 RING-TAILED LEMUR -BABY ON BACK Madagascar Lemur catta Adrian Warren Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Northern River Otter - mother with two pups in water - Northern Rockies - Montana - Wyoming - Western USA - Summer
TOM-1739 Northern River Otter - mother with two pups in water Northern Rockies - Montana - Wyoming - Western USA Lontra canadensis Summer Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal

Mountain Gorilla AW 3941 © Adrian Warren / ARDEA LONDON
AW-3941 MOUNTAIN GORILLA - baby, facing camera Gorilla gorilla beringei Adrian Warren Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Ring-tailed Lemur - with baby on back - Madagascar
MAR-936 Ring-tailed Lemur - with baby on back Madagascar Lemur catta Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Mountain Gorilla - female with baby Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
MAR-516 Mountain Gorilla - female with baby Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda Gorilla beringei beringei Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Black Spider Monkey with baby - Brazil
NG-739 BLACK SPIDER MONKEY - adult and baby in tree Brazil Ateles paniscus Nick Gordon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Greylag Goose - with goslings
USH-67 Greylag GOOSE - with goslings Anser anser Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Koala - in tree with baby
JPF-322 Koala - mother in tree with baby Phascolarctos cinereus Jean Paul Ferrero Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Olive Baboon - mother with kid on back - Lake Manyara NP - Tanzania
SM-2628 Olive Baboon - mother with kid on back Lake Manyara NP - Tanzania Papio anubis Stefan Meyers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Olive Baboons LA 604 Walking with baby on back Papio hamadryas anubis © J. M. Labat / ardea. com
LA-604 Olive Baboons - walking with baby on back Africa Papio hamadryas anubis Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

American Alligator TOM 435 Mother with young, Texas, USA. Alligator missispienis © Tom & Pat Leeson / ardea. com
TOM-435 American ALLIGATOR - mother with young Texas, USA Alligator mississippiensis Tom & Pat Leeson contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Midwife Toad USH 331 Male carrying spawn Alytes obstetricans © Duncan Usher / ardea. com
USH-331 Midwife Toad - male, carrying spawn on back Europe Alytes obstetricans Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

American Alligator TOM 462 Mother with young, Texas, USA. Alligator mississippiensis © Tom & Pat Leeson / ardea
TOM-462 American Alligator - mother with young Texas, USA Alligator mississippiensis Tom & Pat Leeson contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

American Alligator TOM 463 Mother with young, Texas, USA. Alligator mississippiensis © Tom & Pat Leeson / ardea
TOM-463 American Alligator - mother with young Texas, USA Alligator mississippiensis Tom & Pat Leeson contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

American Alligator TOM 438 Mother with young, Texas, USA. Alligator missisipienis © Tom & Pat Leeson / ardea. com
TOM-438 American ALLIGATOR - mother with two young on back Texas, USA Alligator mississippiensis Tom & Pat Leeson contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Wolf Spider SPH 24 Female carrying young, UK. Pardosa amentata © Steve Hopkin / ardea. com
SPH-24 Wolf SPIDER - Female carrying young UK. Pardosa amentata Steve Hopkin contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Olive Baboons LA 611 Baby riding on parent Papio hamadryas anubis © J. M. Labat / ardea. com
LA-611 Olive Baboons - Baby riding on parent Africa Papio hamadryas anubis Jean Michel Labat contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Garden Snail - adult with baby on its back
JD-6707 GARDEN SNAIL - Adult with baby on its back climbing up plant stem Helix aspersa John Daniels contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Mountain Gorilla - Baby riding on mother's back and chewing leaf. Virunga Volcanoes National Park - Rwanda
SE-558 Mountain Gorilla - Baby riding on mother's back and chewing leaf. Virunga Volcanoes National Park - Rwanda. Endangered Species Gorilla gorilla berengei Suzi Eszterhas Please note that

Mountain Gorilla - Infant sitting on mother's head. Virunga Volcanoes National Park - Rwanda. Endangered Species
SE-559 Mountain Gorilla - Infant sitting on mother's head. Virunga Volcanoes National Park - Rwanda. Endangered Species Gorilla gorilla berengei Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for

Savannah Baboon - An infant baboon clings to his mother's rear end as he tries to ride jockey style Maasai Mara
SE-772 Savannah Baboon - An infant baboon clings to his mother's rear end as he tries to ride jockey style Maasai Mara Reserve

Olive Baboon - running with young clinging to back Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania
SE-763 Olive Baboon - running with young clinging to back Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania Papio anubis Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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"Unbreakable Bonds: The Incredible Baby-On-Back Phenomenon" Nature never ceases to amaze us with its extraordinary displays of maternal love and protection. From the Great Crested Grebe in Holland to the Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda, mothers across different species showcase their remarkable abilities by carrying their precious offspring on their backs. These heartwarming moments capture the essence of motherhood and highlight the unbreakable bonds between parent and child. In Texel, Holland, a female Great Crested Grebe proudly transports her three adorable chicks on her back as they venture through the waters. With each graceful movement, she ensures their safety while teaching them valuable life lessons. Across continents in Australia's lush forests, a Koala mother carefully climbs up a tree with her young clinging tightly to her back. Their journey signifies not only a change of scenery but also showcases the unwavering trust that exists between them. In Borneo's Camp Leaky and Tanjung Puting National Park, we witness both Borneo Orangutans and Mountain Gorillas exhibiting similar behaviors. These magnificent creatures carry their babies effortlessly on their backs while navigating through dense jungles, and is an awe-inspiring sight that reminds us of our shared connection with these intelligent beings. Even smaller animals like Sugar Gliders demonstrate incredible strength as females carry their young on their backs across Australia's East Coast. This unique adaptation allows them to explore vast territories without leaving any family members behind. The Giant Anteater from Venezuela takes multitasking to new heights as it carries its baby securely on its back while foraging for food in Llanos' grasslands. This display of parental responsibility showcases nature's ingenuity at its finest. Not limited to land-dwelling creatures alone, even marine mammals like Polar Bears exhibit this nurturing behavior. In Canada's icy landscapes, adult bears can be seen laying down peacefully with two cuddling cubs on their backs, providing warmth and protection.