As Valentine's Day nears, it seems that love is in the air at a wildlife park in the Highlands, after two of the adorable residents were pictured getting cosy together.
Polar bear female Victoria, and male Arktos, were spotted snuggling in the snow in new footage captured by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.
The pair have previously had one cub together, the famous Hamish, who was the first polar bear cub born in the UK for 25 years.
Keepers at the park are now keeping their fingers crossed for another new arrival.
A post by the park, which is based in Kingussie, on their official Facebook page read: "UnBEARably cute couple alert.
"As Valentine's Day approaches, we've brought Victoria and Arktos together again and our adorable polar pair are getting on well so far.
"Fingers (and paws!) crossed for Wee Hamish 2.0."
Staff at the wildlife conservation charity brought the pair together again following a European Endangered Species Breeding Programme recommendation and are encouraged by how well they are getting on so far.
Victoria has had two cubs previously, one at the Highland Wildlife Park (Hamish) and one while she was at Aalborg Zoo in Denmark.
Her potential mate Arktos has only fathered one cub previously (Hamish).
Hamish, who was born in December 2017, left the park last year, making a 400-mile trip from northern Scotland to his new home in Yorkshire.
The three-year-old bear, who had previously lived with his mother Victoria in her enclosure, moved to Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s Project Polar habitat following a recommendation from the European Endangered Species Programme.
Currently closed due to the Covid19 restrictions, you can still help the park and its animals by donating here: highlandwildlifepark.org.uk/help
