More details regarding a zebra, discovered southwest of Manhattan KMAN news first told you about early this morning.
Riley County Police indicate they received a call of a zebra-at large just before one Tuesday morning. The animal had been located at White Tail Pass and reportedly was from the McDowell Creek Road area.
Manhattan Animal control officer Lynn Schumacher tells KMAN she was contacted at 2 a.m.Tuesday by RCPD, who indicated they had no way to transport the animal or a place to house the animal. When she called Riley county police back to let them know she had an animal control crew available, the zebra’s owner had been located.
The name of the owner has not been released, although no problems were reported in connection with the case. The owner also reportedly owns a camel.
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We often hear about lost dogs or cats, Even horses or cattle sometimes get away from their fenced in homes. But Riley county police dealt with a zebra on the loose overnight Monday.
Not many details, but an RCPD spokeswoman indicates the zebra, who is personally owned by a resident in Riley county, was located about a block away from home, which is located southwest of Manhattan.
The zebra reportedly caused no problems during its brief escape.
