So much so, it inspired a documentary film produced in 2020 and titled ''The Storkman''. This makes Klepetan's return every year after the two first met in 2002 all the more interesting, showing animals have both love and loyalty humans could learn a lot from. Vokić's nurturing saved her life, but Malena couldn't fly anymore and, unlike many storks flying south every year, had to stay in the village forever. Her wing had been shot through, and Vokić rescued her. The love birds filled Croatian and global news outlets for nineteen years and it all started with Brodski Varoš resident Stjepan Vokić. ![]() ![]() ![]() OctoThe Storkman Movie is a documentary about rescuing the famous Croatian stork called Malena, who sadly passed away earlier this year.Ĭroatian and international animal lovers were sad due to the tragic loss earlier in July of 2021 when the beloved stork Malena (a Croatian word that can be roughly be translated as little one when talking to/about a female) passed away.Īs many already know, Malena was the stork Guillette to Klepetan, a male stork who would always return to her in the Slavonian village of Brodski Varoš, located not too far from Slavonski Brod.
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