Overview

• The zebra bolted from its enclosure on Saturday, less than 24 hours after its owners acquired it.
• Deputies closed both directions of Interstate 24 near Joe B. Jackson Parkway to prevent collisions before the animal vanished into woods off the Epps Mill Road exit.
• Owners and law enforcement chased the zebra into a wooded area but had not located it as of Monday’s update.
• Doorbell cameras and social media videos captured the animal trotting through a nearby residential neighborhood, prompting warnings against approaching it.
• Tennessee classifies zebras as Class III exotic animals requiring no special permits, spotlighting gaps in oversight of ownership.