Escaped zebra captured near Seattle after gallivanting around Cascade mountain foothills for days

A zebra that has been hoofing done the foothills of occidental Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening astir a week aft she escaped with 3 different zebras from a trailer adjacent Seattle

SEATTLE -- A zebra that has been hoofing done the foothills of occidental Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening, astir a week aft she escaped with 3 different zebras from a trailer adjacent Seattle.

Local residents and carnal power officers corralled the zebra named “Shug” successful the assemblage of Riverbend, astir 30 miles (48 kilometers) eastbound of Seattle, the Regional Animal Services of King County wrote connected its website.

“The zebra seemed to beryllium successful bully information contempt her astir week-long escapade successful the woods,” the bureau wrote.

Shug was 1 of 4 zebras that escaped arsenic they were being transported from Washington to Montana past Sunday. The operator had taken the Interstate 90 exit for North Bend, successful the Cascade upland foothills astir 30 miles (48 kilometers) eastbound of Seattle, to unafraid the trailer, erstwhile the animals got escaped — astonishing residents and drivers arsenic they galloped into a agrarian neighborhood.

Three were rapidly captured aft being corralled successful a pasture. But the 4th — a mare who was initially dubbed “Z” — hopped a obstruction and disappeared. Shug's escapade rapidly captured nationalist attention, spawning societal media memes that placed the carnal everyplace from riding a ferry crossed Puget Sound to rounding the bases astatine T-Mobile Park, location of the Seattle Mariners.

But determination were much credible sightings elsewhere: Some country residents spotted Shug connected their way cameras, and that sparked immoderate concerns since the cameras besides precocious captured cougars successful the area.

Earlier Friday, King County officials closed disconnected way entree points on the Snoqualmie Valley Trail successful the Boxley Creek Natural Area, wherever the zebra seemed to beryllium frequenting. People trying to spot the zebra determination whitethorn person been spooking it, making it harder to recapture, they said. Feeding zones were acceptable up to assistance coax the carnal retired for a rescue.

Owner Kristine Keltgen antecedently told The Seattle Times she bought the zebras successful Lewis County, Washington, and was bringing them to a petting zoo she runs adjacent Anaconda, successful southwestern Montana. She had been connected the roadworthy for astir 2 hours erstwhile she noticed 1 of the trailer’s level mats was flapping and dragging down her. When she opened the doorway to set the mat, the zebras ran out. Several radical stopped to assistance corral the animals, including a rodeo clown and equine trainers, but Shug had managed to elude those attempts.

Shug volition present beryllium transported to Montana to articulation the remainder of the dazzle, oregon group, of zebras, Regional Animal Services of King County said.