Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe June 1 (UPI) -- Police in Tennessee released body camera footage from the 3-hour chase of a zebra that escaped from an exotic animal auction. The Cookeville Police Department released body camera footage Sunday from the chase that ensued May 7 when a zebra was spotted wandering near Prescott South Middle School. Advertisement "I've roped a couple horses in my day," an officer says in the footage, which shows the zebra keeping a distance from the officers and jumping a fence at one point. Police said the chase lasted for about 3 hours before they were able to coax the animal into a trailer. Zebras are legal to own in Tennessee, which places the animals in the same category as horses. Read More Woman wins $2M after buying ticket for wrong Powerball drawing Kayaker rescues red squirrel under attack from spawning bass in river Pony trapped in watery ditch hoisted to safety by firefighters
