Photos: ox born ahead of Valentine's Day with heart-shaped birthmark, faithful geese couple, baby zebra & mother

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A pair of Andean geese, George and Mildred, smooching like young Valentines despite being together for eight years and rearing 40 goslings.

The ox 'Heart', having a heart-shaped marking on his forehead, relaxes at Yamakun Farm in Yokohama, Japan. Born in the year of the ox and ahead of Valentine's Day, the ox has drawn attention from around the country.

The baby Grant's zebra was born on Jan. 26 and is Peru's fourth ever born in captivity as part of a preservation program. The foal's name will be chosen in a special competition

Roxy the rock hopper penguin stands next to a specially set up postbox as she prepares for an influx of Valentines Day cards. Roxy, who despite being the most adopted animal at London Zoo and the owner of 431 friends on MySpace, still has no mate at the zoo. According to her page 'We penguins are faithful souls that mate for life so I don't want to be too hasty.'

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Photos courtesy of PA, Getty, and AP

Original Source: The Telegraph