An employee holds one of the two one-year-old albino alligators at the Tropical Aquarium in ParisReutersDesmond Allen reads to Ginger the cat at the Animal Rescue League of Berks County in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. Research shows that animals can be a non-evaluative presence that can provide support and comfort to kids without judging themReutersPraem Pam Srichamnan and Suriya Utai are chased across a pond by men dressed as pirates during a Valentine's Day wedding ceremony in Prachin Buri province, ThailandReutersNewly-wed couples kiss during a mass wedding ceremony sponsored by the local government as a pre-Valentine's Day gift for unmarried couples at Rosario town in the PhilippinesReutersA flock of migrating starlings seem to form a heart shape as they fly over the southern Israeli village of TidharAPAn anti-government protester presents a bouquet of flowers to his girlfriend in front of fellow activists in KievReutersDesigner Betsey Johnson, aged 71, does a cartwheel following her show during New York Fashion WeekReutersInspirational signs taped to the walls backstage at the Betsey Johnson show are seen during New York Fashion WeekReutersSweden's Henrik Harlaut performs a jump during the men's freestyle skiing slopestyle qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter OlympicsReutersJames Woods of Britain performs a jump and reacts during a slopestyle freestyle skiing qualification session for the 2014 Sochi Winter OlympicsReutersA multiple exposure photo of Finland's Antti Ollila competing in the men's ski slopestyle qualifying roundAPViolinist Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn, representing Thailand, clears a gate during the 2014 Sochi Winter OlympicsReutersAustria's Janine Flock competes during the women's skeleton event at the 2014 Sochi Winter OlympicsRetromobileA man walks past snow-covered buses as more than one metre (3.3 feet) of snow fell in Gangneung, South KoreaAPA man reacts at a site hit by what activists said were explosive barrels thrown by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in the Al-Haidariya neighbourhood of AleppoReutersA demonstrator jumps on a wall of shields formed by riot police during a protest against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's government in CaracasReuters