Ed the Zebra was captured safely after being located in a pasture near a subdivision in the Christiana community in central Tennessee, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The sheriff’s office said aviation crews captured the zebra.

Taylor and Laura Ford had just gotten the zebra on Friday, May 30. But then, the very next morning, on Saturday, May 31, Ed went missing. “I was in the pool,” Taylor said about where he found out their exotic pet went missing.

Ed the Zebra was rescued Sunday, June 8, 2025, near Christiana, Tenn., after an eight-day escapade that included scampering across Interstate 24. He's seen here dangling from a helicopter, which took him to a waiting animal trailer. Rutherford County Sheriff's Office