May be they heard about the adventures of Marty from NYC, the zebra that successfully escaped to Africa [1] and decided to try their luck.<p>[1]. <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_(2005_film)" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_(2005_film)</a>
> Three were quickly captured after being corralled in a pasture. But the fourth — a mare called “Z” — hopped a fence and has proved more elusive<p>A zebra called “Z”? Sounds like the pilot of a Saturday morning cartoon. The other three were its mentor, its best friend, and its childhood friend love interest called “Ebra”.
I believe that whenever any animal we, as a society, enslave managed to get away from its enclosure (like a prison break), once recaptured, they are then allowed to live in a specific area/sanctuary for the rest of their life. Be it a zebra, cow or chicken.<p>I just would love to think that if I happened to be turned into one of those animals, if I still retained part of my intelligence and had a bit of luck, I would be able to free myself from the imprisonment.
and all the humans were cheaply amused by the animal temporarily breaking free from its own captivity albeit thousands of miles and an ocean away from where it actually belongs.<p>petting zoos are still a thing? how quaint.
It’s weird they need to close trails for a zebra when there are bears, rabid animals, cliffs, falling trees, and all manner of hazards when hiking.<p>So tired of this nanny attitude.