動物世界也過情人節?

With Valentine's Day just passed, 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 telling us what is true love.

情人節剛剛過去，戀愛氣氛正濃。不是隻有人類纔有無辜的大眼睛和多愁善感的心。這些圖片向我們證明，動物世界中一樣有真愛。

Snout to snout: These piglets get up close and personal as Valentine's Day approaches.

臉貼臉：情人節來了，這兩隻小豬親密地靠在一起。

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

心連心：兩隻天鵝溫馨地靠在一起，組成了一個愛心的形狀。

while these Cormorants indulge in a ritual mating dance at their nesting site on Saunders Island, in the Falklands.

兩隻鸕鶿在愛巢旁邊跳舞。

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

讓我們親吻吧：兩隻河馬在示愛的時候互相親吻。

Wild thing: Two giraffes show their affectionate side as they nuzzle their faces close together.

兩隻長頸鹿親暱地蹭鼻子來表達它們濃濃地愛意。

Underwater love: Not even newts are immune to the intoxicating effects of amore.

水下之戀：即使是蠑螈也醉心於愛情的魔力。

Two sea lions cool off in the water as they nuzzle.

兩隻海獅在水中親暱。

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

依偎：一對帝企鵝正在黃金沙灘深情依偎。

while two lovebirds cuddle up perched on a branch.

兩隻小鸚鵡在樹枝上相擁。

You nose I love you: Cape ground squirrels "kiss" in Kgalagadi, South Africa.

我愛你：兩隻松鼠在南非Kgalagadi公園相互親吻。