June 1 (UPI) — Police in Tennessee released body camera footage from the 3-hour chase of a zebra that escaped from an exotic animal auction.
The Cookeville Police Department released body camera footage Sunday from the chase that ensued May 7 when a zebra was spotted wandering near Prescott South Middle School.
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“I’ve roped a couple horses in my day,” an officer says in the footage, which shows the zebra keeping a distance from the officers and jumping a fence at one point.
Police said the chase lasted for about 3 hours before they were able to coax the animal into a trailer.
Zebras are legal to own in Tennessee, which places the animals in the same category as horses.