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If the characters find a baby wild animal, it is almost certain that a dangerous [[Mama Bear|parent]] [[Papa Wolf|animal]] is nearby, and will soon attack them. The characters will usually get out unscathed, but not without a good chase or fight. |
If the characters find a baby wild animal, it is almost certain that a dangerous [[Mama Bear|parent]] [[Papa Wolf|animal]] is nearby, and will soon attack them. The characters will usually get out unscathed, but not without a good chase or fight. |
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In many cases, characters that are not too familiar with animals or the wilderness will attempt to pick up, feed, play with or even adopt the cub. It can result in [[Cuteness Proximity]] or even [[I'm Taking Her Home |
In many cases, characters that are not too familiar with animals or the wilderness will attempt to pick up, feed, play with or even adopt the cub. It can result in [[Cuteness Proximity]] or even [[I'm Taking Her Home with Me]]. |
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More savvy characters will recognize the possible danger associated with the presence of a baby animal. |
More savvy characters will recognize the possible danger associated with the presence of a baby animal. |
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* In ''[[Old Yeller]]'' it's a literal mama bear, when Arliss is playing around trying to catch the bear cub. |
* In ''[[Old Yeller]]'' it's a literal mama bear, when Arliss is playing around trying to catch the bear cub. |
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* In ''[[Alpha and Omega]]'', Humphrey plays with a bear cub and accidentally makes it cry. The cub's mama and two of her friends come along to make Humphrey pay for it. |
* In ''[[Alpha and Omega]]'', Humphrey plays with a bear cub and accidentally makes it cry. The cub's mama and two of her friends come along to make Humphrey pay for it. |
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* In Disney's ''[[Tarzan (Disney)|Tarzan]]'' Jane encounters a cute little baby baboon which steals her journal. After Jane steals it back, the baby baboon starts crying calling the attention of its mother and the rest of its family. |
* In Disney's ''[[Tarzan (Disney film)|Tarzan]]'' Jane encounters a cute little baby baboon which steals her journal. After Jane steals it back, the baby baboon starts crying calling the attention of its mother and the rest of its family. |
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* In ''[[Pinocchio (Disney)|Pinocchio]]'', Jiminy is being hassled by a little fish while in the ocean floor. He starts to shoo it away when its mother appears. Fortunately, she is scared away when he mentions [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Monstro the whale]]. |
* In ''[[Pinocchio (Disney film)|Pinocchio]]'', Jiminy is being hassled by a little fish while in the ocean floor. He starts to shoo it away when its mother appears. Fortunately, she is scared away when he mentions [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Monstro the whale]]. |
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* The Goose that lays the Golden Eggs in ''[[Puss in Boots ( |
* The Goose that lays the Golden Eggs in ''[[Puss in Boots (animation)|Puss in Boots]]'' turns out to be the gosling of a [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever|very large goose]]. {{spoiler|It's Humpty Dumpty's plan to let Mama thrash the town while he absconded with baby and the eggs.}} |
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* In ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', when Marlin slaps away a baby jellyfish with his tail after it stings Dory, the swarm of adult jellyfish immediately start swimming toward them. |
* In ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', when Marlin slaps away a baby jellyfish with his tail after it stings Dory, the swarm of adult jellyfish immediately start swimming toward them. |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', examining a bird's nest nets a bunch of [[Phoenix Down]] but also cues an encounter with a bird enemy - presumably the mother of the nesting eggs. |
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* When attacked, the little Bulbords in the ''[[ |
* When attacked, the little Bulbords in the ''[[Pikmin]]'' games may cry loud enough to awaken any nearby big Bulborbs. |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* In the ''[[ |
* In the ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' episode "[[Avatar: The Last Airbender/Bitter Work/Recap|Bitter Work]]", Sokka finds a baby saber-toothed moose-lion cub, and inevitably it's mama is near, and has to be fought off by Aang. |
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* One episode of ''[[The Wuzzles]]'' involves a baby [[Mix-and-Match Critters|brahma bullfinch]], an adorable little cow-bird creature whose mother happens to be a house-sized engine of destruction. An entire ''flock'' of them descends on Croc's house by the end of the episode, with predictable results. |
* One episode of ''[[The Wuzzles]]'' involves a baby [[Mix-and-Match Critters|brahma bullfinch]], an adorable little cow-bird creature whose mother happens to be a house-sized engine of destruction. An entire ''flock'' of them descends on Croc's house by the end of the episode, with predictable results. |
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* In one of the [[Adventures in Odyssey]] videos, Dylan, Jessie, and Carter find a bear cub in the mountains and start fawning over it...only for the growling [[Mama Bear|mother grizzly]] to charge them. |
* In one of the [[Adventures in Odyssey]] videos, Dylan, Jessie, and Carter find a bear cub in the mountains and start fawning over it...only for the growling [[Mama Bear|mother grizzly]] to charge them. |