Beginning with giving birth, the importance of bonding in the moments that follow and the role of the senses; when a lamb is born, mum must get to work straightaway.

Examining how different mothers cope when their babies hit the terrible twos; tactics for tackling tantrums; Orangutan mum Wattana does not stand for any monkey business and lets her son know exactly who is boss.

Animal mothers teach their offspring how to fend for themselves; at Colchester Zoo, a two-month-old aardvark learns some vital digging skills from his mum.