Emergency workers earn their stripes by catching escaped zebra

Authorities transport an escaped zebra in Seoul, South Korea (Suh Dae-hyeon/Yonhap/AP)

A young zebra walked, trotted and galloped through the busy streets of South Korea’s capital for hours before emergency workers tranquillised it and took it back to a zoo.

The animal — a male called Sero born at the zoo in 2021 — was in a stable condition and being examined by veterinarians as of Thursday evening, said Choi Ye-ra, an official at the Children’s Grand Park in Seoul.