When was the last time you hugged your mom? Bought her flowers? Took her out to dinner? Rolled in the dirt and ate mud with her? Well, these farm and barnyard animals seem to cherish their mothers. And, we hope this special Mother’s Day collection of photos inspires the same feelings of joy in you. Here’s to the moms! (If you’re looking for adorable royalty-free animal imagery, each one is available for downloading.)
![Mother chicken and her chicks by Mazzur](http://vip-go.bigstockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/17e82-img.jpg)
![Mother goat and her baby goats by Christin Lola](http://vip-go.bigstockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2800a-img.jpg)
![Mother duck and her baby ducks by Anolis](http://vip-go.bigstockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/98e7f-img.jpg)
![Mother pig and baby pigs by elecstasy](http://vip-go.bigstockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fe50d-img.jpg)
![Mother and son horses eating grass by Gelpi](http://vip-go.bigstockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/5f562-img.jpg)
![Highland cattle mother and calf by Chrismp](http://vip-go.bigstockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cc827-img.jpg)
See all of the royalty-free photos used in this post and more in our curated lightbox (below) … and don’t forget to call your mom on Sunday. Happy Mother’s Day.
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