Is this newborn white-tailed deer wishing its mom a Happy Mother"s Day? We hope so—it won"t be long before it loses those spots and strikes out on its own. But for the first year or so of its life, it will rely on mom to feed it and keep it safe from predators. We honor mothers and maternal figures everywhere on the second Sunday in May. It was first celebrated in the US in 1908 and was made a national holiday six years later in 1914, thanks to campaign efforts by social activist Anna Jarvis. While Jarvis became known as the founder of Mother"s Day in the US, she later complained that it had become too commercial and began to vocally oppose it. You don"t need to spend a fortune to let mom know you love her. Like our homepage fawn, you can simply spend some quality time with her today, to show how much you appreciate your nearest and "deer"-est.
Happy Mothers Day!
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The Guggenheim turns 60
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A lush, green escape
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Happy anniversary to the National Park Service!
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Presidents hear the echo of history
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Lunar eclipse
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Bluebells in Hertfordshire, England
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World Frog Day
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Oh, to sleep under the northern lights
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Native American Heritage Day
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Atlantic puffin, Iceland
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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World Theatre Day
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Gazing upon Portraits of Change
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‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
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Look before you leap
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World Water Day
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East River crossing
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