Sunday is Mother’s Day in the UK, Ireland and several other countries but at the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa we like to think it’s every day for our moms: Lioness Kiara, mother of Mahla and Scarc, tigress Lupe, mother of Max and Stripes, horse Amani, mother of Crockett, and donkeys Brighty and Puzzle, mothers of Nugget and Eeyore respectively (and the whole donkey family, who adopted and protect our rescued springbok).

Enjoy our video tribute to the Sanctuary mothers. They have faced the worst that humans can throw at them, survived, and continue to inspire with their courage, loyalty, and protection of their young.