SWANS REUNITED AFTER WEEKS APART EMBRACE IN LOVING SWAN DANCE

This is the heartwarming moment a loving swan was reunited with its partner after weeks apart, immediately sparking an embrace and a swan dance.

Highlighting the strength of emotions the birds have for one another, the recovering female-headed straight for its partner when she was released back into the water by animal rescue workers.

The bird had fallen ill with botulism, a food poisoning caused by bacteria-produced in toxins, and around three weeks earlier could barely lift its head.

It was released back to the waters of Dordrecht, the Netherlands, on September 6, by Roland van Goch, a volunteer at Dierenbescherming, an animal rescue group.

With only a few exceptions, once swans have courted they are bonded for life.