Picture Purr-fect: 9 Sweet Photos of Mama Cats and Their Kittens

Mama and her kittensNature has her little ways, doesn't she? She has her little ways to show us the rough devastating ways of the wild, the floods…the tornadoes…the jaguar taking down a gazelle on Animal Planet.

But, for every single time she makes us cringe in disbelief at her raw power and her seemingly unmerciful moods, she turns around and gives us something something gentle and beautiful and uplifting.

Take for example: a mama cat and her kittens.

It's hard to put your finger on what it is exactly that melts our hearts when we see them together, these new fuzz nuggets and their loving mom, but there's something that makes us coo, that's for sure. Even for burly grizzled dudes like myself, it's impossible not to be in the presence of a new litter of kittens nuzzling at their mama's belly and not feel a little bit softer on the inside just for witnessing the miracle of it all. (Dudes, that's not to say I still don't enjoy a good gazelle take-down…I do. But still.)

Check out these 9 sweet photos of mama cats and their kittens:


Welcome to my world1. Welcome To My World
I guess there's a reason that newborn kittens are usually associated with the idea of cute, huh?

























Rest, here2. Rest, Here
The way a mother cat nuzzles and licks her young is a prime example of Mother Nature at her best -- and her most powerful.





















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Chow time3. Chow Time
Whenever a bunch of kittens smoosh themselves in to eat off off of their mother's milk, we are reminded of how vital and valuable the mother/child relationship is, I think.




















Taxi!4. Taxi!
Of course, there are ways that the wild kingdom operates that sometimes alarm us. But animals all know what they're doing. Especially cats.





















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Up and out5. Up and Out
Watching kittens nursing and sleeping is great. But when they finally start to run around and play with their mama...that's when the really good show starts.




















Just part of the deal6. Just Part Of The Deal
I love how cats will just sit there expressionless as their kittens poke/chew/scratch/climb/and just try out everything they can on their beloved mamas. Patient parents seem to know that this is all just part of the deal.

















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Pillow-top mom7. Pillow-Top Mom
Is there a nicer bed in the world than a soft cat covered in kittens? I doubt it.

























Fortress of solitude8. The Fortress of Solitude
For kittens, there is no safer, more peaceful place on Earth, than wrapped up in their mother's "arms."


















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Family portrait9. Family Portrait
If you manage to use a camera to capture a mama and her kittens in a precise moment, you will end up with an invaluable family portrait.






- By Serge Bielanko
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