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Tokyo zoo stages ‘zebra escape’

The zebra - actually a zoo staff member dressed up in a furry suit - supposedly bolted from a cage at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo

Afp February 02, 2016 Less than a minute read

Zookeepers capture a zookeeper dressed as zebra (bottom) during a drill to practice what to do in the event of an animal escape at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on February 2, 2016. About 150 zookeepers participated in the annual drill. PHOTO: AFP

TOKYO: A zebra escaped from its enclosure in a Japanese zoo on Tuesday, giving one keeper a heart attack and injuring another - at least that was the scenario of a drill aimed at dealing with runaway animals.

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The zebra - actually a zoo staff member dressed up in a furry suit - supposedly bolted from a cage at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo after an earthquake destroyed its enclosure.

It then wandered around the zoo before ramming into a wall and sending a keeper to hospital with a heart attack.

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After injuring another keeper, the zebra was subdued with a fake stun gun and bundled onto a nearby pick-up truck, as curious zoo visitors looked on, laughing and taking photos.