From the archives: This story was last updated in June 2019.
If you look closely enough, you will discover that the lives of animals in nature are pretty extraordinary, unlike how we sometimes imagine them to be. Look no further than your own backyard—or the birds on your rooftop, perhaps.Some 25 years ago, Stjepan Vokić from the small village of Slavonski in Croatia stumbled on a wounded stork that had been shot by hunters and could no longer fly. He adopted her, took care of her, and even built a nest for her on his own rooftop. He named her Malena.
