A zebra broke free of its compound briefly causing chaos in Florida Friday. Because, Florida.
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and local media documented the whereabouts of the rogue zebra, which at one point crashed into a pickup truck.
Police then gave chase — on the ground and from the air — to the black-and-white suspect on the lam around Tampa.
The zebra trotted across a beach.
Traffic Crash – A Ford F150 p/u was W/B on 672 just E of Amber Sweet Ln when the Zebra which escaped from private property ran into the p/u pic.twitter.com/QcyaodpjdU
— HCSO (@HCSOSheriff) May 5, 2017
Eventually it ended up in a backyard in Tampa.
Some of Zebra’s fleeting moments of freedom in Balm area outside Tampa. Zebra eventually caught. Thnx Mark Ross for video. And the chuckle. pic.twitter.com/K2Zfhx6xgR
— Mark Wilson FOX13 (@MarkWilsonTV) May 5, 2017
Clearly not injured from the hit-and-run.
#zebra update: she ran into a truck, breaking side mirror. Driver has small cuts. Zebra is okay; captured and returned to owner. @FOX13News pic.twitter.com/6JEeFcy0F1
— Chris Cato FOX 13 (@chriscato) May 5, 2017
Captured!
Con’t – thankfully no one injured including the zebra. Deputies were able to round up the zebra an notify the owner. 😊
— HCSO (@HCSOSheriff) May 5, 2017
You looking at me?
Escaped zebra involved in crash w/ F-150 has been caught near Wimauma. More info on the way. pic.twitter.com/DRbLgMbQEZ
— Christopher Boyd (@CMB_News) May 5, 2017
Naturally the internet loved it.
@HCSOSheriff Here’s another angle of the Zebra that was loose in Florida. pic.twitter.com/zVDDI50OPg
— Seth Goodtime (@SethGoodtime) May 5, 2017
Current Spirit Animal….
(The escaped Zebra in Florida) pic.twitter.com/50zSSMaLVI— LilBluLuvsLife (@LilBluRaveateer) May 6, 2017