Follows powerful matriarchs of the animal kingdom, spotlighting the universality of motherhood and exploring what mothers of any species will do to protect their young.
Mamas (Season 1)
Cheetah (Episode 1)
Air date: 2022-05-06
Runtime: 8 min
Overview: With six hungry mouths to feed, this majestic mother cheetah has her work cut out for her.
Wildebeest (Episode 2)
Air date: 2022-05-06
Runtime: 8 min
Overview: With her baby, a wildebeest crosses a mighty river and faces hungry crocodiles.
Poison Dart Frog (Episode 3)
Air date: 2022-05-06
Runtime: 8 min
Overview: A poison dart frog gives her babies a piggyback ride high up into the rain forest canopy.
Meerkat (Episode 4)
Air date: 2022-05-06
Runtime: 8 min
Overview: Navigating the dangers of the Kalahari, a meerkat mama needs to be the ultimate helicopter parent.
Praying Mantis (Episode 5)
Air date: 2022-05-06
Runtime: 8 min
Overview: A praying mantis needs to bulk up fast or her babies will die before they've been born.
Hummingbird (Episode 6)
Air date: 2022-05-06
Runtime: 8 min
Overview: Having a fast metabolism means this hummingbird mama lives on the brink of starvation.
Lion (Episode 7)
Air date: 2022-05-06
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: This mother lion must go it alone until her cubs are old enough to be introduced to the family.
Potter Wasp (Episode 8)
Air date: 2022-05-06
Runtime: 6 min
Overview: This hard-working potter wasp sculpts a safe house for babies she'll never even meet.
Toque Macaque (Episode 9)
Air date: 2022-05-06
Runtime: 8 min
Overview: This monkey mama is planning a raid into the city to give her new baby the best food on offer.
Thomson's Gazelle (Episode 10)
Air date: 2022-05-06
Runtime: 8 min
Overview: With a defenseless baby to protect, this gazelle needs to step up her game when times get tough.
Baboon (Episode 11)
Air date: 2022-05-06
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: This baboon-mama-to-be is going to take things one day at a time until the rains come.
Elephant (Episode 12)
Air date: 2022-05-06
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: A drought forces this elephant mama to take her baby through lion country.
Hyena (Episode 13)
Air date: 2022-05-06
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: This hyena mama needs to impress the boss if she's going to give her babies a leg up in life.
Jackal (Episode 14)
Air date: 2022-05-06
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: This street-smart jackal is trying to raise her cubs alone on the plains of the Masai Mara.
Grizzly Bear (Episode 15)
Air date: 2022-05-06
Runtime: 7 min
Overview: This grizzly bear needs to think quickly to provide milk for her babies.
