A pair of white storks from Czechia have recently made international headlines. The unusual couple, consisting of two females, have been nesting on a chimney in south Bohemia, taking turns in caring for their two chicks. According to ornithologists, it is the first recorded case of a same-sex pair among white storks.
The story began on March 19, when a female stork nestled on a chimney in the south Bohemian town of Chýnov, which has been closely monitored by ornithologists with a live webcam.
The female, who raised three chicks at the site the previous year, was later joined by another stork. After they started taking turns in laying a record eight eggs, it became obvious the two birds were in fact both female.
However, given that there was no male in sight, ornithologists were sceptical about the eggs being fertilised – until May 23, when the first chick hatched, followed by another two.
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