COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—The circus came to town Friday—and spilled onto the street.
Four zebras and three horses from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus took an unscheduled run Friday morning around the World Arena, where the circus was performing this weekend. About 15 animal handlers chased after them for about a half hour.
“Some people were in cars. Some people were on foot. We had a little parade going on,” said Carrie Coleman, veterinary technician for the circus.
The animals were being walked to the arena from a corral in the parking lot to practice for a performance when noise from Interstate 25 spooked the zebras, Coleman said.
The zebras ran onto a road alongside the interstate, and the horses followed.
A driver who saw what was happening parked sideways across the road to block the animals.
The animals were recaptured unharmed, and no one was hurt, officials said.
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Information from: The Gazette,
