Two zebras missing from Maryland farm have been found, captured after months on the run

Talk about earning your stripes. Two zebras that have been on the loose from a Maryland farm since August have been caught and returned, officials confirmed on Tuesday.  

The Prince George’s County Animal Services Facility and Adoption Center was notified this week that two zebras roaming Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and surrounding areas were caught and returned, the county’s Department of the Environment confirmed in a statement to Paste BN. The zebras were returned to their herd last week.  

A spokesperson for the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service also confirmed to Paste BN that two zebras were captured. 

Three of the animals escaped in August from the herd on a 300-acre animal farm in Upper Marlboro that’s home to more than 30 zebras. The animals were moved from Florida to Maryland over the summer. 

One of the escaped animals was found dead in an illegal snare trap in September.  

Officials have tried to catch the two remaining zebras by setting up a feeding station and taking other measures. 

Jerry Lee Holly, the owner of the zebra herd, was charged in October with animal cruelty after the zebras escaped and another one of the animals was found dead on his Maryland farm approximately an hour outside of Washington, D.C.   

He was accused of inflicting “unnecessary suffering or pain on a zebra” and failing to provide the animals with “nutritious food” or give them “proper shelter.”   

Residents of Prince George’s county posted photos and videos online of the zebras earlier this year as local officials struggled to catch the animals.  

Rodney Taylor, chief of Prince George’s County’s animal service department, told WJLA News in September, “You can’t hunt them down. They’re just too fast, they run, they won’t let you get near them.”  

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Reporters and other social media users celebrated the return of the animals on Twitter..  

Contributing: Associated Press