India's hottest export Freida Pinto who will be seen next in Fox Star Studios' 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' opposite James Franco, loves animals but apparently has a little fear of actually handling them! Freida plays Caroline a primatologist in the Apes saga directed by Rupert Wyatt. 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' is a high octane action-packed thriller, in which dangers of science leads to intelligence in apes and a challenge to humans as the dominant species on the planet.

Says the glamorous actress, "I am interested in animals but I don't think I am particularly good with animals because I do have a little fear in me. I don't know what it is or where it comes from, but I love watching animals. I love dogs and I think they are the easiest animals to deal with. In Apes, we did not have to deal with real animals which I feel is one of the highlights of the film!"

Well, no wonder Freida enjoyed her experience working on the film having no real animals involved!