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Man was made in the image of God. The woman was made in the image of the man.

The relationship that a man/husband (same words in Hebrew and Greek: https://biblehub.com/hebrew/376.htm; https://biblehub.com/greek/435.htm) has with his woman/wife (same words in Hebrew and Greek: https://biblehub.com/hebrew/802.htm; https://biblehub.com/greek/1135.htm); is the same relationship God intends to have with mankind (or at least with a select group chosen from humankind). God describes Israel and the Church using marriage as an analogy.

But if man was made in God’s image, what image were animals made in? We can see from a number of passages that angelic creatures are frequently depicted as being like animals in form and appearance. Animals were formed in their image. See Ezekiel 1 and Revelation 4.

Recall in Genesis 2 that God formed the animals and brought them to Adam to see what He would name them. See verse 19. This was in context of God making a helper fit for him. None of the animals were compatible with Adam for a mate though.

Compare this with how God named the stars:

Psalm 147:4 NKJV
He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by name.

But among the angels there were none who could be fit to His bride. Lucifer was looking for equality with God. He apparently aspired to a relationship somewhat like a wife to God:

Isaiah 14:12 and 14 NKJV
How you are fallen from heaven,
O Lucifer, son of the morning!
...
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds,
I will be like the Most High.’

But he was not made for this. God formed from Himself a bride, and also God took on the same form as His bride.

God formed mankind, and selected from humanity a chosen group that would become a spiritual body capable of a union with God Himself.

And this great mystery was, is, and will be an object lesson for the angels:

1 Peter 1:12 NKJV
To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.

Ephesians 3:10-11 NKJV
To the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Revelation 21:2 NKJV
Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.

Revelation 22:17 NKJV
And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.

The Bible is a romance story about God and His bride.