caption: Slide 1 of 53: ``Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.'' Novelist <PERSON> wrote these words in Victorian-era England, about a century and a half ago, but they will always ring true. Very few things are as visceral as the bond between a mother and a baby, regardless of species. To celebrate this special bond, click through the gallery and check out these beautiful animal mothers loving on their babies.