On Thursday, a zebra wandered the streets of Seoul for several hours before being tranquilized and being returned to a zoo. On Thursday, a male zebra wandered the streets and back alleys of Seoul’s capital before being tranquilized and being returned to a zoo.
On Thursday, a male zebra wandered the streets and back alleys of Seoul’s capital before being tranquilized and being returned to a zoo.
Sero, who was three years old at the time, was captured in social media videos galloping through Seoul’s Gwangjin district amid heavy traffic, strolling through residential neighborhoods’ narrow alleys, and passing zebra crossings as it scuttled around the city.
The animal was tranquilized and brought back to the Children’s Grand Park, its home in the east of Seoul, by firefighters who were sent to the scene.
As indicated by the Gwangjin-gu fire station, officials got the main report at 3:43 p.m. about a zebra wandering indiscriminately around the region.
An official from the station told CNN that a group of firefighters were driving to the reported location when they noticed the zebra running in the opposite direction, prompting them to give chase.
In order to wait for officials from the zoo to arrive, the officers blocked its escape route from a back alley with safety fences, fire trucks, and police cars.
He stated that the zoo requested that firefighters not use animal anesthetic.
About a half-hour later, a zoo team arrived to administer seven shots of muscle relaxant, which eventually calmed the zebra down.
Sero’s rare excursion came to an end when officers loaded him onto the vehicle headed for the zoo around 6:00 p.m.
According to Kim Jae-yun, a zoo official who spoke with CNN, Sero has been acting rebelliously ever since the illness that claimed the lives of both of his parents last year. He claimed that he once attempted to fight the kangaroo next door.
Six elephants also made their way out of the same park in 2005, charging into restaurants and a school, injuring one woman.
According to its website, the zoo is home to almost 3,000 animals from 350 species, including lions, giraffes, dolphins, and exotic birds.
In order to wait for officials from the zoo to arrive, the officers blocked its escape route from a back alley with safety fences, fire trucks, and police cars.
He stated that the zoo requested that firefighters not use animal anesthetic.
About a half-hour later, a zoo team arrived to administer seven shots of muscle relaxant, which eventually calmed the zebra down.
