Pet zebra escapes and brings Tennessee interstate to a standstill

ny post ^ | 06/03/2025 | Anthony Blair

[BenLurkin]

A pet zebra has escaped in Tennessee, stunning drivers as it repeatedly raced down residential streets — even bringing a busy interstate to a standstill.

The still-at-large animal was spotted several times across Rutherford County, southeast of Nashville, on Saturday, and sheriffs say the animal remains at large, unless its owner has found it and not reported it.

Dodging vehicles and narrowly avoiding getting hit, the pet caused havoc when it ran along a busy Greater Nashville interstate over the weekend.

The zebra broke loose on Saturday, just a day after its owner purchased it, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said.

[frank ballenger]

Could have been the black and white Frank Drebin requested for Police Squad.

[Ezekiel]

You will know him by his stripes....

Answers to the name "Francis".

[SunkenCiv]

It must have been confusing, right on the mane drag, all those extra, moving white lines...

[MotorCityBuck]

I want one.
Just to F*ck with the deer in my backyard.😄

[HartleyMBaldwin]

I remember some old saw about if you hear hoofbeats, expect horses, not zebras. Guess that’s not always so.

[Texas Eagle]

Maybe it’s trying to self-deport.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

“Any guesses where he’s headed?”

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Now that we have a real Military again,
he’s hoofin’ it to the nearest Military Recruiter,
so he can EARN those stripes!

He’ll be part of the Royal Ca-zebrian Mounted Police.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I thought he was on his way to referee another Stanley Cup playoff.

[Disambiguator]

I encountered a zebra on a bike ride on the Weiser River Trail a few years back. It was being kept in an enclosure, and was very friendly. We stopped for a drink and some shade at the edge of the property. The zebra came right to the fence to say hi.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Ohio zebra badly mauls man’s arm, deputies put it down..."

...solving the age old riddle, "What's black and white, and red all over?"

[AmericanMermaid]

These comments are great, lol!

[mairdie]

>>he can EARN those stripes!

Clapping happily

[Ezekiel]

Confusing all right, because

How many times has he been spotted?

[BlueLancer]

How many times has he been spotted?

I thought zebras had stripes. Leopards are spotted.

[Ezekiel]

It’s certainly quite a specktacle.

TDOT might be doing more than just trotting along.

[Bob434]

a newspaper about zebras? :)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

And Jesus thought he had a hard time separating the goats from the sheep! ;)

Also: WTH has a ZEBRA as a PET? That’s LEGAL in Tennessee?

I mean, I know you can marry your First Cousin at age 14 in TN if she still has most of her TEETH, but REALLY? Zebras in the mix, too? *SMIRK*

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“What’s black and white, and red all over?”

I always thought that was roadkill skunk? ;)

[Verginius Rufus]

It would be easier for the zebra in England, where they have zebra crossings.

(Known as crosswalks in the US)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Ping to Post #37. :)