A Stork Has Been Returning to His Disabled Partner for 19 Years. He Travels More than 14 Thousand Kilometers to Meet Her

Stjepan Vokić is a widower who leads a life in the Croatian village of Brodski Varoš. In 1993, he took care of a female stork shot by hunters. He named her Malena and built a nest on the roof of his house especially for her. After some time a certain handsome stork - Klepetan - became interested in Malena.

The pair spent the summer together, and in autumn the male flew away to Africa. This is what his instinct told him. Malena due to a damaged wing stayed in Croatia. How surprised everyone was when after several months Klepetan returned to his love. He traveled over 14 thousand kilometers to meet Malena again in spring.

The stork arrives in the village of Brodsky Varoš every year in March. Last year was 19 years since Klepetan and Malena became a couple. They lived to see more than 60 young together. It must be true love . 😉 In 2022 Stjepan Vokić is expecting the return of the stork in love for the 20th time. To welcome him he always gives him a big portion of fish.

Malena, on the other hand, spends the winter in a specially built and heated cell for her. She has an aquarium full of fish in it, and her host rubs ointment on her legs to moisten her skin. The stork and Stjepan are already preparing for Klepetan's 20th consecutive return.

Do you know a similar story of an animal in love?