A Love Story That Is Conquering the World – 16 Pictures

One of the most beautiful love stories in animal world has been lasting for more than 20 years. About 20 years ago, the female stork called Malena broke her wing after the hunters had hurt her, so she couldn't go to the south anymore. Her partner called Klepetan goes to Croatia every year just to see her.

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Every year he flies more than 13 500 km just to come back to his darling Malena. After years of seeing each other like this, the most famous stork couple finally got 4 babies! unfortunately, due to her broken wing Malena can't fly and she keeps little baby storks under her watchful eye, while Klepetan flies 30km every day in order to find food for their little ones.

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The question that still remains is whether the babies will go to Africa with their father when they grow up enough to fly such long distances or whether they'll stay with their mother.

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This story fascinated the whole world, and even though it originates from Balkans, Europe, it has spread throughout the western Europe and USA. Be sure to watch the video and wait for the moment when he finally returns.

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