Shug the zebra is recaptured after almost every week on the run

Residents and animal control officials corralled the zebra, named “Shug,” locally of Riverbend, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Seattle, Regional Animal Services of King County wrote on its website.

“The zebra appeared to be in good condition despite its nearly week-long adventure in the forest,” the agency wrote.

Shug was considered one of 4 zebras that escaped while being transported from Washington to Montana last Sunday. The driver had taken the Interstate 90 exit into North Bend, within the foothills of the Cascade Mountains about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Seattle, to secure the trailer when the animals got loose, surprising residents and drivers as they entered galloped through a rural district.

Three were quickly captured after being corralled in a pasture. But the fourth – a mare originally named “Z” – jumped over a fence and disappeared. Shug’s adventure quickly garnered public attention and spawned social media memes that depicted the animal in all places from riding a ferry across Puget Sound to lapping across the bases at T-Mobile Park, home of the Seattle Mariners.

But there have been more credible sightings elsewhere: Some residents in the world spotted Shug on their trail cameras, and that raised some concerns for the reason that cameras had also recently captured cougars in the world.

Earlier Friday, King County officials closed trail access points along the Snoqualmie Valley Trail in Boxley Creek Natural Area, where the zebra was apparently staying. People who tried to see the zebra there could have spooked it, making it harder to recapture, they said. Feeding zones were arrange to steer the animal to return to the rescue.

Owner Kristine Keltgen previously told The Seattle Times that she bought the zebras in Lewis County, Washington, and would bring them to a petting zoo she runs near Anaconda in southwest Montana. She had been driving for about two hours when she noticed considered one of the trailer’s floor mats flapping and dragging behind her. When she opened the door to level the mat, the zebras ran out. Several people stopped to assist corral the animals, including a rodeo clown and horse trainer, but Shug had managed to evade these attempts.

Shug will now be transported to Montana to hitch the remaining of the group of zebras, King County Regional Wildlife Services said.