Black Leopard Katrina Finds Home in Alabama Zoo

Gulf Coast Zoo given 3-month-old black leopard named Katrina

GULF SHORES, Ala., - Celebrity animal expert Jack Hanna presented a 3-month-old female black leopard (Panthera pardus) named Katrina to the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, which was damaged by Hurricane Ivan.

During a visit Thursday to the zoo in Gulf Shores, Hanna said the leopard was born on Aug. 29, when Hurricane Katrina struck Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.

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