This stork demonstrates amazing commitment and affection and serves as a model for many others.
He adores his soul partner so much that he has been flying more than 8,500 kilometers every sprlng for the past two decades to see him.
Such behavior by a stork named Esto demonstrates that love is the most powerful and profound force in the universe. Stephen, a school teacher in the Croatian village where this incident took place, picked up a stork and nursed and cured her wing.
He also built a nest for her on his own roof, and Stephen has been witness to this wonderfully sweet love tale since.
Esto spends her winter with her rescuer, who has kept her warm and cozy and considers her a pet and family member.
Since 2002, the entire village has been waiting for Esto’s homecoming, who has never been late or failed in 21 years.
Every season, they have chicks and raise them together, and by winter, the stork and his flock have returned to Africa.
Esto may also set a new record for a long-lived stork, as the previous record holder was a 39-years old stork.
