Zebras get loose from Va. zoo, roam neighborhood
Tuesday - 11/29/2011, 5:54pm ET
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LEESBURG, Va. - Two zebras from a Leesburg zoo escaped their enclosure and briefly wandered through a residential neighborhood before being captured.
No one was injured.
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office says it received calls Monday afternoon from residents of a Leesburg-area neighborhood reporting zebras on the loose.
Sheriff's deputies worked to keep the zebras safe from traffic until animal control officers could safely capture them using a tranquilizer.
The owner of the Leesburg Animal Park says the zebras got loose when two workers not affiliated with the park accidentally left a gate open.
This is the second time animals have escaped from the petting zoo. Last year, a serval -- a type of African cat -- escaped and was hit by a car.
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