Ed the zebra captured after operating free for greater than every week in Tennessee

A runaway puppy zebra that was once at the free for greater than every week in Tennessee and become an web sensation within the procedure was once captured on Sunday, government stated.

Ed the zebra was once captured safely after being situated in a pasture close to a subdivision within the Christiana group in central Tennessee, the Rutherford county sheriff’s administrative center showed. The sheriff’s administrative center stated aviation crews captured the zebra.

“Ed was airlifted and flown by helicopter back to a waiting animal trailer,” the sheriff’s administrative center stated in a commentary.

Video posted by way of the sheriff’s administrative center displays Ed wrapped in a web along with his head protruding as he’s carried by way of the helicopter to the trailer.

Ed arrived in Christiana on 30 May, the sheriff’s administrative center stated. His proprietor reported him lacking the next day to come.

The zebra was once noticed and filmed operating alongside Interstate 24, forcing deputies to close the roadway. But Ed escaped right into a wooded space.

There have been a number of sightings posted to social media. Ed was once filmed trotting thru a local.

The zebra briefly become the topic of web memes. One faux posting confirmed Ed eating at a Waffle House, a southern staple. Others had him visiting different Tennessee towns or panhandling at the aspect of the street.

The pursuit of Ed got here after a runway kangaroo close down a piece of an Alabama interstate in April.