One Month Later, Five Escaped Zebras Are Still Roaming the Suburbs of Maryland–
“A long way from their native environment of Africa, these free-roaming zebras seem to like the grass in Maryland just fine.“
The following written content by Ben Panko
Some zebras in Africa have been known to live on the high slopes of Mount Kenya, and others have been able to migrate to warmer climates when the temperature drops. (Pictured: A zebra stands in a field of yellow flowers in Namibia.) Westend61 via Getty Images
Imagine looking out into your backyard and seeing zebras: It sounds like something out of a dream or a trippy song from the 1970s. But for the past month, it’s been reality for residents of suburban Maryland.
It all started on August 31, when five of the striped mammals escaped from a private farm in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, reports Michael Levenson of the New York Times.
“When I first heard about it I was like, ‘OK, you’ve got to be kidding me, right? Zebras?’” Rodney Taylor, chief of the Prince George’s County Animal Services Division, told Levenson. In four decades of catching runaway animals, this would be his first experience going after the equine species. Read more from Smithsonian.
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