Animals In Love – The Best Valentine’s Day Images From Nature (GALLERY)

Today is Valentine’s Day and love is well and truly in the air. And it would seem it’s not just humans who have come across all doe-eyed and
sentimental. As these adorable pictures prove, the animal kingdom is just as capable of giving humans a run for their money with romance.

: A pair of Caribbean flamingos extend their heads and necks in a heart shape as flamingos perform courtship dances at the Saitama Children’s Zoo in Higashimatsuyama city in Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO

: A small Prairie dog (R) seems to kiss an older one at the zoo in Hanover, where four young prairie dogs live in a family of 16 in the so-called “Yukon Bay” enclosure of the zoo. AFP PHOTO / JOCHEN LUEBKE

: Monkeys kiss at the monkey temple called Phra Prang Sam Yot, about 160 kilometers north of Bangkok, in Lopburi, Thailand. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

: Two kangaroos appear to kiss at the zoo in the northern German city of Hanover. The zoo held an animal Olympic games to coincide with the Olympic games in Beijing. AFP PHOTO DDP / NIGEL TREBLIN

: The newest member of Taronga’s Giraffe herd ‘Jimiyu’ (L) kisses a member of the herd after arriving at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. The giraffe has been transferred as part of the Western Plains & Taronga Zoo’s breeding program. (Photo by Sergio Dionisio/Getty Images)

: Pinguins kiss each other in the nw pinguin complex at the Wuppertal Zoo in Wuppertal, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)

: Two 20-year-old sea lions, Poly (R) and Hustle, perform a kissing routine in the water during their training session at the Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe in Noboribetsu. Their kissing performance will open officially in April in the Sea Lion Show. AFP PHOTO / Kazuhiro NOGI

: Two swans form the international symbol of love as they move in for some affection

: Give us a kiss: Two hippos move in for a smooch as they court in a mating ritual

: Snuggling: A mating pair of King penguins caress on Gold Beach, South Georgia Island, sub-Antarctica

: two lovebirds cuddle up perched on a branch

: Snout to snout: These piglets get up close and personal for Valentine’s Day

Source – Daily Mail

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