On January 22, a 15-day leopard cub was spotted in Devankhedi village near Bhopal and rescued by a team from the national park Van Vihar. The villagers named the cub Katrina because they felt that she was ‘beautiful and silky like Katrina Kaif.’ When Katrina learnt about this and she made enquiries with Van Vihar in which she has expressed a desire to adopt the animal.
When contacted, Van Vihar’s assistant director AK Khare said Katrina Kaif had indeed expressed a desire to adopt the leopard.
He also said that Katrina’s assistant had called him saying that she was willing to adopt that leopard. He expressed that, “It would be great if she does. However, let me clarify that the leopard cub, which Katrina Kaif is ready to adopt, is spelt as Catreena, not Katrina. At this point of time, the animal is housed in our zoo.”
