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For over two decades, the skies above Croatia witnessed a love story that defied instinct and time. Klepetan, a white stork, flew nearly 9,000 miles each spring from South Africa to a small Croatian village just to reunite with Malena, his injured mate who could no longer migrate. Malena had been grounded by a hunter’s bullet in 1993, but her life was saved by retired school janitor Stjepan Vokić, who gave her warmth, safety, and eventually, a soulmate.

Klepetan and Malena raised 66 chicks together. While Malena stayed home caring for their young, Klepetan taught them how to fly, hunt, and journey into the wild. Their bond wasn’t built on biology alone it was built on loyalty and sacrifice. When winter came, Malena stayed behind with Vokić, and Klepetan braved the journey south alone. Yet each spring, he returned never late, never lost. Even after Malena passed in 2021, Klepetan still visits her resting place beneath an apple tree, a ritual now continued into 2024.

This is more than a bird story. It’s a reminder that love can cross oceans, defy survival instincts, and persist even after death. In an age of fleeting connection, Klepetan and Malena proved that devotion has wings and it never forgets where home is.

📚 Sources: Wikipedia (2023), Asian Age (2018), Total Croatia News (2020), Croatia Week (2023)
🕊️ Names: Klepetan & Malena | 📍Location: Brodski Varoš, Croatia
📷 Caretaker: Stjepan Vokić

Another great prime day deal! This stuff works great!
07/11/2025

Another great prime day deal! This stuff works great!

ACTIVE Enzyme Detergent for Pet Laundry is a dog friendly laundry detergent and laundry enzyme cleaner. Package Contains 1 x 32 oz ACTIVE Pet Detergent Laundry Enzyme Odor Eliminator. Use for all Laundry and Fabric that comes in contact with your pet. Effortlessly wash away odors and stains inclu...

UPDATE: licensed rehabber found and safe! Thank you! Anyone have a local wildlife rehabber that’s able to take a young r...
07/04/2025

UPDATE: licensed rehabber found and safe! Thank you!

Anyone have a local wildlife rehabber that’s able to take a young raccoon? Mother has not been seen. Was out in the heat all day and dehydrated.
We have been talking to BiState and they have been phenomenal but this baby is located near Belleville, IL so they are unable to take.
Please help!!

06/24/2025

Please remember to help our feathered friends in this heat **ALSO** please change out hummingbird nectar daily right now or just put your feeders up.

Happened locally. Please consider helping if you can. How awful!!
06/21/2025

Happened locally. Please consider helping if you can. How awful!!

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Humanity is all but gone. There are very few 'humans' walking this earth that deserve to be. The animals deserve this pl...
04/19/2025

Humanity is all but gone. There are very few 'humans' walking this earth that deserve to be. The animals deserve this planet far more than we do..

“Horses used in bullfights are old horses, sold after serving all their lives.
Their vocal chords are mutilated, so as not to cry out in fear when the bulls approach them or gore them. This way the public does not realize that they are suffering.
When the bullfight begins, the horses are blindfolded, petrolatum and cotton are stuffed in their ears and nostrils, depriving them of their senses.
The horse is mounted for the picador, who is going to shred the bull's neck with a metal spear which he pushes deeply into the flesh.
The bull tries to defend itself by trying to pe*****te with the horns the neck or the stomach of the horses. In case of disembowelment the intestines are put back in place with hay then sewn with string or thread, without any anesthesia, analgesic or antibiotics.
Some horses die in the arena, guts in the air, like Xelim in 2012.
Others die of pain, stress...”

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Cat and donkey works too!
04/05/2025

Cat and donkey works too!

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04/04/2025

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His owner ended up passing away later that evening after his last wish: seeing his dog. Fast forward 11 years.. Wesson p...
04/02/2025

His owner ended up passing away later that evening after his last wish: seeing his dog.
Fast forward 11 years.. Wesson passed away a few weeks ago. I know someone that has been waiting an awful long time to see that sweet boy again! 🫶🏼🫶🏼

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