True love exists — At the end of every August, Klepetan, a male stork, migrates to South Africa, leaving behind his female partner, Malena, and their a nest located on the rooftop of a house in the small village of Brodski Varoš, Croatia. She can’t fly with him – her wing was injured by a hunter 22 years ago, so she patiently waits for him throughout the fall and winter months. Stjepan Vokić, a former school janitor, takes care of Malena while Klepetan is away. While storks don’t necessarily mate for life, they do tend to return to the same nests and mating partner
(via moreanimalia)
Source: thedodo.com
