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!
Today in History
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The monsoon arrives in the desert
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Christmas Tree Point Road and Twin Peaks, San Francisco
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Rocky mountain pi
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Castle on a hill
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Presidents Day in America’s front yard
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Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Arkansas
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Old Fortress, Corfu, Greece
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Roman bridge of Córdoba, Spain
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Grab onto the handlebars, kid
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Happy birthday to the Peak!
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Great horned owl fledglings
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Flower of Life symbol drawn in snow
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Space is for everyone
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Why do elephants hide in trees?
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Happy New Year! (Again!)
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Necropolis of Dargavs
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Gem State views
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International Museum Day
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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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Astrotourism at its finest
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For the love of bikes
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Oktoberfest begins!
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Common raven
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The city of Osaka at night, Japan
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It’s National Walk to Work Day
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The roots of invention
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Portland celebrates its bounty
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Icelandic horses, Iceland
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Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima, Japan
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