Videos have shown that a young zebra, which was reported to have recently lost its parents, escaped from a zoo and spent three hours running around the South Korean capital this week.
The animal, named Siro, escaped from its enclosure Thursday afternoon in Seoul, after breaking through the wooden fences surrounding its pen, according to KCNA. Yonhap News Agency.
Zoo officials said in January that the animal’s behavior changed after the death of its parents. In The Korea Herald.
Born in captivity in 2021, Ciro began refusing to eat the apples and carrots he loved after his parents died, the Washington Post reports. mentioned. He also begins to feud with the kangaroos living in the next enclosure, zoo officials he said in a video Port translation.
After the escape, she filmed videos of Siro running through the streets of Seoul, a city of nearly 10 million.
A shopkeeper in Seoul who saw Siro walking around said it felt like watching a wildlife documentary, Yonhap mentioned.
At one point, a driver said the zebra came out of nowhere before crashing into his car. Other witnesses reported that he was spotted poking his nose into trash cans Yonhap.
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Picked up, healthy and go home
Local firefighters who assisted in the manhunt said Ciro was drugged and captured at around 6 p.m.
Police and emergency workers managed to corner the zebra after it entered a narrow alley between the houses and shot it with tranquilizers, ending three hours of freedom.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or property damage from the zebra slide.
He is healthy and now back in his fold, Choi Ye-ra, an official at the Great Children’s Garden in Seoul.
Yera said the zebra’s condition is stable and is being checked by vets as of Thursday evening.
Ye Ra said the zoo is reviewing the camera footage and investigating why the animals escaped.
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The lifespan of zebras in the wild is about 20 years. According to the Dublin Zoo. On average, animals live up to 40 years in captivity. The animals are grazing, and they feed mostly on grass.
Contributing: Associated Press.
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