A stork love story

Following winters in Africa, storks have been returning to their summer residences in Croatia every spring since ancient times. The weave their nests in close proximity to rivers, swamps and lakes, whose natural wealth guarantee the survival of their offspring. However, there are also many hunters in these locals. 18 Years ago a bullet found its way to the wing of a stork just before its first departure for Africa. The wounded bird was saved from sure death by a fisherman who took the bird home with him. This is how an unusual story of giving selflessly, loyalty and love started. It is a story that leaves no one untouched.

[@rockie6890]

Amazing and beautiful story. This is what God intended, that we respect and recognize all life forms because we truly are connected. Animals add so much beauty and joy to our lives. There is something truly missing from the soul of a person who cannot see and appreciate the beauty in all creatures.

[@MaidOfClay250]

No only does this man help the female stork, she gives him a reason to go on living after losing his life. They are both part of something bigger, with the male stork and the babies. I love this story!!!

[@emmerentiagroenewald3694]

Wife... not life....

[@CyberDocUSA]

What an incredibly inspiring story. This is absolutely wonderful.

[@jichengzhang7291]

It brings me tears,of joy ! Many thanks to Stejpen for his care to the storks and for realizing such a true love to us!

[@12mdujmo]

RIP Malena

[@moniquethomas3610]

Amazingly beautiful. Real life love story. Had me in tears. Please bless and protect both of them. Let them live their whole lives, without harm.

[@soundsolutions]

Zeljim sve najbolje Stjepanu, cuo sam da Malena umrila 29 godina stara. Imala dobar zivot💔

[@brandtmccall5184]

One of the most beautiful stories I have heard in awhile of human love and another species love for one another. Gosh so glad to be vegetarian when I hear stories like this birds and other animals are so intelligent we should not be eating them or hunting them.

[@ranavisnja]

Kakav covek! I Malena je prelepa, koliko samo ljubavi i dobrote u ovom kratkom prilogu ❤️

[@aditibasu4990]

God bless him

[@margplsr3120]

Beautiful story! What a great man!! Greetings from Cracow (Poland)! :))

[@suzbone]

Malena and Klepetan are still going strong in 2020. And Malena is still laying eggs, even at the ripe old age of 27!!! From Wikipedia: Croatia is a popular nesting spot for white storks; some 1,500 nesting pairs reside in the country, with some villages having more storks than people.[1] Croatian janitor Stjepan Vokić found Malena while fishing in 1993; she had been shot by hunters and was unable to fly. Vokić rescued Malena and became her caretaker. In 2001, a male stork, whom Vokić named Klepetan, began to visit Malena. Klepetan returned every spring to mate with Malena. Through a radio tracking band, it was determined that Klepetan made a 13,000-kilometre (8,000 mi) month-long journey from South Africa to Croatia to meet up with Malena each year.[2][1] Vokić takes care of their chicks since Malena cannot hunt, building them a nest, shelter, and feeding them.[1][3] In 2017, Klepetan returned to find another bird and a newly laid egg in Malena's nest. Klepetan drove the male away and smashed his competitor's egg.[4] The pair had 66 chicks in total.[5][6] In 2019, a bird that may have been Klepetan showed up unusually early to Brodski Varoš. He was thought to have died on August 28, however there is some speculation that it was a different stork due to its odd behavior. Klepetan returned to Malena once again in April 2020 despite rumors of death.[7]

[@majamajic1730]

predivna prica covjeka i rode

[@Maverick0342]

Svaka cast dobri covjece,

[@swimbait1]

Now that Malena is gone, will Klapenak return in the spring?

[@barbibafi]

what a wonderful story...man and birds :)

[@evayu2771]

Touching heart! I love them!

[@MsJayjay70]

What an amazing story 😍

[@MIMALECKIPL]

That's lovely that these 2 storks are together for so long. In my town female after many years threw out eggs, kicked out her mate, and brought in to the nest a new "husband". The poor male stork that was kicked out had to watched them from roof of a nearby hotel.

[@Firebirdsinhell]

Omg soooo wonderful 🥲!!!

[@wendyfagan8712]

I did get a message that klepetan is still alive and came back to malena in spring of 2021 ,but I cannot find any current video. Please some one let me know.

[@JimmyLD666]

Very touching story. I also once saved a goose life. That was 2016.

[@free-fn3qb]

A good man is the most beautiful

[@TK42138]

Lovely story.

[@ewaraczkowska8712]

CUDO 😢😢😢🇵🇱❤️❤️❤️

[@valeryperez1917]

Verdadero amor 🥰😍

[@rayanravlii6459]

*****GREAT MAN *** GREAT FRIEND SHIP *****

[@Ola-oz7cl]

Rewelacyjna, wzruszająca historia :)

[@milicasutic5880]

Zlatan çovjek👑

[@johnlock1398]

amazing

[@kutyifritin]

Its miracle of life.Hope Malena will find her a new lover after Klepetan is in the stork heaven now.

[@jagodab2276]

❤️

[@vanlyochanh8834]

素晴らしい❗

[@rogesaad]

So beautifull amd jana water is delicious

[@ditarechtackova2599]

A kde je Klepetan?Uz se asi nevratil ze a co capata?Maji jich 65 vratilo se nejaky k panovi?

[@MrBassflute]

Why on EARTH would you NOT like this. Yay, humans! +1!

[@markclxxx9187]

1:47lmao he sure is from a long journey

[@gilvadattila1451]

Piękne :):)

[@chitskirits]

Who is going to look after the two stork's in case something happens to the man?

[@mathphysicsnerd]

Malena probably won't be living much longer, white storks are apparently recorded to live about 35 years and Malena is at least 27.

[@alenaszabova6536]

🍀❤️😎🇨🇿

[@jansalamon4297]

Je to krása co pan Štěpa pro ně dělá ❤️❤️🍀🍀

[@dorotauzniak1552]

Jakie są losy Maleny i Klepetana

[@wendyfagan8712]

How do get the livestream videos? I live in a suburb of st. Louis,missouri, USA. I get you tube,but can't find the current livestream camera video. Please let me know,anybody?

[@Gozz101]

Malena stork just passed away.

[@vanjakovacic1336]

ganljivo,nimam besed,jočem,ganljivo

[@kimberleymonroe3281]

Looking for the full movie. Type in Google as: "CineHub4U" there you will get the entire film.

[@RajanRajan-uk7xz]

We saved a pigeon last year from a accident. After 7 months it recovered and flew away happily. The storks are lovely. Hats off to the croatian pakshirajan.

[@Konkwistadorrr]

Fake.

[@lindakontol6154]

This is amazing and the stork is a Blessing to the old man and the man is a Blessing to the stork:):) wondeful!❤️