If you have had your share of chocolates, cards, flowers and gifts this Valentine’s Day, spare some time to look inside the world of animals.
Here’s a slideshow presenting some of the cutest moments of animals and birds expressing love on Valentine’s Day.
A pair of tropical "kissing fish", locally called "Jie wen yu", kiss at a pet shop in Shanghai Feb. 14, 2005. The "kissing fish", an aquarium fish that puckers its lips, is a popular gift during Valentine's Day in China. A pair costs 50 yuan ($6).REUTERS/Claro CortesTwo turtle doves display a show of affection as they rest on a fence, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, in St. George Island, Fla. Press AssociationTwo flamingos form a heart as they pass by each other at the Stone Zoo, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007, in Stoneham, Mass.Press AssociationA pair of black-cheeked lovebirds nuzzle together on their perch at Marwell Zoo near Winchester on Valentine's Day eve, Feb. 13, 2007.Chris Ison/PA WireKing Penguins at Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands, Feb. 1, 2007.Cathal McNaughton/PAMute swans at The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire go through their heart-shaped courtship display, Feb. 13, 2001.Barry Batchelor/PA WireScarlet Macaws, Inca and George give each other a peck on the beak and a rose for St Valentine's Day at Whipsnade Zoo, near Dunstable, Bedfordshire.
Picture date: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. George and Inca have been "lovebirds" ever since they met at the zoo many years ago. They are among many macaws who mate for life.Steve Parsons/PA WireLove birds are seen at a pet shop on Valentine's Day in Riyadh Feb. 14, 2009. REUTERS/Fahad ShadeedMacaws play inside their cage on Valentine's Day at a zoological park in New Delhi Feb. 14, 2007. REUTERS/B MathurTwo flamingo birds stand side by side creating the shape of a heart in the zoo in Amman Feb. 13, 2005. REUTERS/Ali Jarekji
