"你最爱什么动物？"

Translation: What is your favorite animal?

[BohdanZaic]

Not really a correct translation in this case.
It would be more "Chinese" to say: 你最爱的动物是什么？

你最爱什么动物？can be translated as "What animal do you like the most?"

[FuCnSW]

你最愛的動物是什麼。It makes sence but it's not a normal speaking. At least, l seldom say like that and seldom hear that.

The more natural way is 你最喜歡什麼動物. Favorite is better translated as 最喜歡的, 最愛的 we use less often, only in some situation.

[LeonardoN.M]

My favorite animal;

[KX3.]

是豹吗？

[RegWong1]

There is NO connection between your translation and the Chinese sentence. 你最爱的动物是什么 corresponds with your translation. Your translator needs to sharpen up.

[deactivated user]

Well it is certainly NOT a certain owl I know... ;-p
AND. When selecting from a number of choices "which" is preferable to "what". "Which is your favorite animal?"

[Anon341685]

Aye, but you don't have a list of animal options here; it's open ended, so what is appropriate.

[Anon341685]

I thought most liked = favourite. Seems most loved does too.