The Weather Channel Published: Feb 13, 2013, 7:02 AM EST
Mother Nature has a heart, and she shows it everywhere – in the sky, in animals, on trees and even in space. As Valentine's Day nears, we share a few of our favorite hearts in nature.
A box of anthurium plants awaits installation at the Tropical Extravaganza Festival 2012 in the Princess of Wales Conservatory, Royal Botanic Gardens, in London. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
Love-Kun, a 3-day old chihuahua puppy with heart-shaped markings, is presented to the media at Pucchin Dog's in Odate, Akita prefecture, Japan. (Pucchin Dog's via Getty Images)
The Heart Nebula bleeds out into space in this image taken by an amateur astrophotographer. The nebula IC 1805 lies some 7,500 light years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. (NASA/Daniel Marquardt)
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