Apparently model, Cara Delevingne would've preferred to have become a mother ...
... but has, instead, adopted a dog!

"Engaged" to musician girlfriend, St Vincent - who is a decade her senior - the 23-yr-old said "maternal instinct" was the reason for rescuing the stray animal, whose name is Leo.

Asked by a Sunday Times reporter whether she'd ever dreamed of owning a pet, Cara, somewhat hesitantly, replied: " ... no, I'd actually have liked a ...

... but then ... I thought ... ... well ... "