Pictures for Qixi Festival: wild animals' heart-warming moments (1/7)

Two little owls sit on a stick against each other. (Photo/ICphoto)

This year's Qixi Festival, or Chinese Valentine's Day, falls on Tuesday. It is the annual date for a mythical Chinese couple Niu Lang, the Cowherd, and Zhi Nu, the Weaver Fairy, separated by the Milky Way, to reunite on a magpies-formed bridge.

Two flamingos touch their with beaks, with their necks in heart shape. (Photo/ICphoto)

Two manatees swim along side-by-side in water. (Photo/ICphoto)

Two amorous snails lean across the gap between two fungi as they share a kiss on the grass. (Photo/ICphoto)

Two seals touch their noses as they kiss on the banks. (Photo/ICphoto)

Two Prairie Dogs share an awkward kiss on top of a mound of dirt. (Photo/ICphoto)

A butterfly lands on a koala's nose. (Photo/ICphoto)