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Piggyback Collection (#5)

In the animal kingdom, the concept of piggybacking takes on a whole new meaning

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Boys work their way through the floods in Beltring, Kent. 1936

Boys work their way through the floods in Beltring, Kent. 1936

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Boys wade through the floods in Beltring, Kent. 1936

Boys wade through the floods in Beltring, Kent. 1936

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Picture No. 10848605

Picture No. 10848605
Ring-tailed Lemur - with baby (Lemur catta) Date:

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Picture No. 10852246

Picture No. 10852246
CHIMPANZEE - giving piggyback to second chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Date:

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Picture No. 10779076

Picture No. 10779076
Mursi people - woman preparing food with baby sleeping on back Date:

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Picture No. 10874691

Picture No. 10874691
Tibetian mother and child Date:

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Picture No. 10873390

Picture No. 10873390
Tourist photographing Black and White Colobus Monkeys (Colobus guereza) Date:

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Picture No. 10871836

Picture No. 10871836
Pied Heron riding on Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) (Ardea picata) Date:

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Picture No. 10869110

Picture No. 10869110
Gelada Baboon - adult with young on back (Theropithecus gelada) Date:

Background imagePiggyback Collection: United Kingdom, England, Working conditions in coal mines, the miners leaving the pits, engraving

United Kingdom, England, Working conditions in coal mines, the miners leaving the pits, engraving, 1870 19th century, Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs (Library)

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Sitting, brown hen (Gallus gallus) with three chicks, one on her back, side view

Sitting, brown hen (Gallus gallus) with three chicks, one on her back, side view

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Brown hen (Gallus gallus) surrounded by her chicks, one sat on her back

Brown hen (Gallus gallus) surrounded by her chicks, one sat on her back

Background imagePiggyback Collection: A black and white cat with her litter

A black and white cat with her litter

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Canada, Ontario, Toronto, Toronto Zoo, female Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)

Canada, Ontario, Toronto, Toronto Zoo, female Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) with baby on her back holding on to rail

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Small snail on top of adult land snail, side view

Small snail on top of adult land snail, side view

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Olive Baboon - mother with kid on back - Lake Manyara NP - Tanzania

Olive Baboon - mother with kid on back - Lake Manyara NP - Tanzania
SM-2628 Olive Baboon - mother with kid on back Lake Manyara NP - Tanzania Papio anubis Stefan Meyers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Borneo Orangutan - female with sleeping baby - Camp Leakey - Tanjung Puting National Park

Borneo Orangutan - female with sleeping baby - Camp Leakey - Tanjung Puting National Park - Kalimantan - Borneo
MAR-1447 Borneo Orangutan - female with sleeping baby Camp Leakey - Tanjung Puting National Park - Kalimantan - Borneo - Indonesia Pongo pygmaeus Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Olive Baboons LA 604 Walking with baby on back Papio hamadryas anubis © J. M. Labat / ardea. com

Olive Baboons LA 604 Walking with baby on back Papio hamadryas anubis © J. M. Labat / ardea. com
LA-604 Olive Baboons - walking with baby on back Africa Papio hamadryas anubis Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Sea Urchin Crab - with Urchin (Astropyga radi) - Indonesia

Sea Urchin Crab - with Urchin (Astropyga radi) - Indonesia
LEE-290 Sea Urchin Crab - with Urchin (Astropyga radi) Indonesia Dorippe frascone Lea Lee contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imagePiggyback Collection: American Alligator TOM 435 Mother with young, Texas, USA. Alligator missispienis © Tom & Pat

American Alligator TOM 435 Mother with young, Texas, USA. Alligator missispienis © Tom & Pat Leeson / ardea. com
TOM-435 American ALLIGATOR - mother with young Texas, USA Alligator mississippiensis Tom & Pat Leeson contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imagePiggyback Collection: American Alligator TOM 462 Mother with young, Texas, USA. Alligator mississippiensis © Tom & Pat

American Alligator TOM 462 Mother with young, Texas, USA. Alligator mississippiensis © Tom & Pat Leeson / ardea
TOM-462 American Alligator - mother with young Texas, USA Alligator mississippiensis Tom & Pat Leeson contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imagePiggyback Collection: American Alligator TOM 463 Mother with young, Texas, USA. Alligator mississippiensis © Tom & Pat

American Alligator TOM 463 Mother with young, Texas, USA. Alligator mississippiensis © Tom & Pat Leeson / ardea
TOM-463 American Alligator - mother with young Texas, USA Alligator mississippiensis Tom & Pat Leeson contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imagePiggyback Collection: American Alligator TOM 438 Mother with young, Texas, USA. Alligator missisipienis © Tom & Pat

American Alligator TOM 438 Mother with young, Texas, USA. Alligator missisipienis © Tom & Pat Leeson / ardea. com
TOM-438 American ALLIGATOR - mother with two young on back Texas, USA Alligator mississippiensis Tom & Pat Leeson contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Olive Baboons LA 611 Baby riding on parent Papio hamadryas anubis © J. M. Labat / ardea. com

Olive Baboons LA 611 Baby riding on parent Papio hamadryas anubis © J. M. Labat / ardea. com
LA-611 Olive Baboons - Baby riding on parent Africa Papio hamadryas anubis Jean Michel Labat contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Garden Snail - adult with baby on its back

Garden Snail - adult with baby on its back
JD-6707 GARDEN SNAIL - Adult with baby on its back climbing up plant stem Helix aspersa John Daniels contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Mountain Gorilla - Baby riding on mother's back and chewing leaf

Mountain Gorilla - Baby riding on mother's back and chewing leaf. Virunga Volcanoes National Park - Rwanda
SE-558 Mountain Gorilla - Baby riding on mother's back and chewing leaf. Virunga Volcanoes National Park - Rwanda. Endangered Species Gorilla gorilla berengei Suzi Eszterhas Please note that

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Mountain Gorilla - Infant sitting on mother's head. Virunga Volcanoes National Park - Rwanda

Mountain Gorilla - Infant sitting on mother's head. Virunga Volcanoes National Park - Rwanda. Endangered Species
SE-559 Mountain Gorilla - Infant sitting on mother's head. Virunga Volcanoes National Park - Rwanda. Endangered Species Gorilla gorilla berengei Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Savannah Baboon - An infant baboon clings to his mother's rear end as he tries to ride jockey

Savannah Baboon - An infant baboon clings to his mother's rear end as he tries to ride jockey style Maasai Mara
SE-772 Savannah Baboon - An infant baboon clings to his mother's rear end as he tries to ride jockey style Maasai Mara Reserve

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Olive Baboon - running with young clinging to back Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania

Olive Baboon - running with young clinging to back Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania
SE-763 Olive Baboon - running with young clinging to back Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania Papio anubis Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imagePiggyback Collection: American Alligator - Female with young

American Alligator - Female with young
TOM-439 American ALLIGATOR - mother with young Texas, USA Alligator mississippiensis Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Common Hippopotamus - in water with terrapins resting on hippo's back - Maasai Mara Reserve - Kenya

Common Hippopotamus - in water with terrapins resting on hippo's back - Maasai Mara Reserve - Kenya
SE-835 Common Hippopotamus - in water with terrapins resting on hippo's back Maasai Mara Reserve - Kenya Hippopotamus amphibius Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Olive Baboon - Infant riding on mother's back Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania

Olive Baboon - Infant riding on mother's back Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania
SE-770 Olive Baboon - Infant riding on mother's back Gombe Stream Reserve, Tanzania Papio anubis Suzi Eszterhas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Brown-necked raven perched on a camel calling

Brown-necked raven perched on a camel calling
RFP-537 Brown-necked raven perched on a camel calling Corvus ruficollis Richard Porter Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Hippopotamus - baby on mother's back - Maasai Mara Kenya Africa

Hippopotamus - baby on mother's back - Maasai Mara Kenya Africa
FL-2230 HIPPOPOTAMUS - Mother with baby on back Maasai Mara, Kenya Africa Hippopotamus amphibius Ferrero Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Redbilled Oxpecker - on back of buffalo - Sabi Sands Game Reserve - South Africa

Redbilled Oxpecker - on back of buffalo - Sabi Sands Game Reserve - South Africa
GET-2025 Redbilled Oxpecker - on back of buffalo Sabi Sands Game Reserve - South Africa Buphagus erythrorhynchus Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Scorpion - With young on its back - Tropical dry forest - Costa Rica

Scorpion - With young on its back - Tropical dry forest - Costa Rica
CAN-570 Scorpion - With young on its back Tropical dry forest, Costa Rica John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Great Crested Grebe - carrying young - Suffolk UK 12074

Great Crested Grebe - carrying young - Suffolk UK 12074
BB-2311 Great Crested Grebe - carrying young Suffolk UK Podiceps cristatus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Poison-arrow Frog - carrying tadpoles on back - Caravari - Rio Jurua Brazil

Poison-arrow Frog - carrying tadpoles on back - Caravari - Rio Jurua Brazil
AW-3677 Poison Arrow / Poison Dart Frog - Carrying tadpoles on back Caravari, Rio Jurua Brazil. Dendrobates Adrian Warren Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Lowland Gorilla - parent with baby on back

Lowland Gorilla - parent with baby on back
CAN-234 LOWLAND GORILLA - Parent with baby on back Gorilla gorilla John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imagePiggyback Collection: CLY02042

CLY02042
AUS-264 A wolf spider - close-up of spiderlings on females back Lycosa sp Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Wolf Spider BB 391 Paradosa genus - Carrying young © Brian Bevan ARDEA LONDON

Wolf Spider BB 391 Paradosa genus - Carrying young © Brian Bevan ARDEA LONDON
BB-391 WOLF SPIDER - carrying young Paradosa genus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imagePiggyback Collection: This female wolf spider (Lycosa sp) is bearing her brood of young on her back

This female wolf spider (Lycosa sp) is bearing her brood of young on her back. Townsville, Queensland, Australia
AUS-690 A wolf spider - female bearing brood of young on back. Townsville, Queensland, Australia Lycosa sp. Dr David Wachenfeld / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal

Background imagePiggyback Collection: CLY02041

CLY02041
AUS-263 A wolf spider - female carrying newly hatched spiderlings on back Lycosa sp Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Hamadryas Baboon - female transporting offspring

Hamadryas Baboon - female transporting offspring
USH-543 Hamadryas BABOONS - female with baby on her back Papio hamadryas Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imagePiggyback Collection: Cattle Egret - perched on back of Merino sheep, Herdade de Sao Marcos Great Bustard Reseve and NP

Cattle Egret - perched on back of Merino sheep, Herdade de Sao Marcos Great Bustard Reseve and NP
USH-4250 Cattle Egret - perched on back of Merino sheep Herdade de Sao Marcos Great Bustard Reseve and NP, beside township Castro Verde, Alentejo

Background imagePiggyback Collection: warthog with pied crow on his back, Chobe NP, Botswana

warthog with pied crow on his back, Chobe NP, Botswana
SM-2789 Warthog with pied crow on his back Chobe NP, Botswana Phacochoerus aethiopicus, Corvus Stefan Meyers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only




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In the animal kingdom, the concept of piggybacking takes on a whole new meaning. From the Great Crested Grebe in Holland to the Giant Anteater in Venezuela, these incredible creatures showcase their nurturing instincts by carrying their young on their backs. On the Island of Texel in Holland, a female Great Crested Grebe gracefully transports three fluffy chicks on her back as they navigate through the tranquil waters. It's a heartwarming sight that exemplifies maternal love and protection. In Costa Rica's lush rainforests, an amorous Tree Frog couple engages in an intimate act while another curious frog observes nearby. This unique display of piggybacking during mating highlights nature's fascinating rituals. High up in Australian eucalyptus trees, a Koala mother carefully climbs with her young clinging tightly to her back. Their bond is unbreakable as they search for a new feeding and sleeping tree together, ensuring that the little one doesn't fall off. Deep within Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park, a majestic Mountain Gorilla female gently cradles her baby on her back. The strength and tenderness displayed by this endangered species remind us of our shared responsibility to protect wildlife habitats. Australia reveals yet another example of piggybacking wonders with Sugar Gliders gracefully gliding through forests with their young securely attached to their backs. These marsupials effortlessly soar from tree to tree while providing comfort and safety for their offspring. Beneath crystal-clear waters off London's coastlines, Bottlenose Dolphins engage in playful antics as one dolphin rides atop another's back. This captivating display showcases not only intelligence but also camaraderie among these highly social marine mammals. Back on Australia's east coast, Sugar Gliders continue to captivate our hearts as they traverse treetops with their adorable babies hitching along for the ride. Their agile movements and unwavering care demonstrate how teamwork ensures survival in the wild.