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A zebra remains on the loose after the animal escaped from its owners in Tennessee over the weekend, authorities said.

The owners “obtained” the zebra on Friday night and reported it missing on Saturday, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said.

However, the distinct black-and-white-striped animal escaped into a wooded area off Interstate 24, where it was “wreaking havoc,” between Joe B. Jackson Parkway and the Epps Mill Road exits on Saturday afternoon, the sheriff’s office said.

Deputy Ryan Keach located the zebra near the interstate and shut down one lane of traffic for travelers’ safety, the sheriff’s office told Fox News Digital.

“After the zebra crossed the interstate, deputies closed both the eastbound lanes toward Chattanooga

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