Stork flies to the same rooftop in Croatia every year for 14 years to be reunited with its crippled partner

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A stork has melted hearts in Croatia by flying to the same rooftop every year for 14 years - to be reunited with its crippled partner. The faithful bird, called Klepetan, has returned once again to the village of Slavonski Brod in east Croatia after a 5,000 mile migration. He spends his winters alone in South Africa because his disabled partner Malena cannot fly properly after being shot by a hunter in 1993. Read more: