He earned his stripes.
A pet zebra has escaped in Tennessee, stunning drivers as it repeatedly raced down residential streets — even bringing a busy interstate to a standstill.
The still-at-large animal was spotted several times across Rutherford County, southeast of Nashville, on Saturday, and sheriffs say the animal remains at large, unless its owner has found it and not reported it.
Dodging vehicles and narrowly avoiding getting hit, the pet caused havoc when it ran along a busy Greater Nashville interstate over the weekend.
The zebra broke loose on Saturday, just a day after its owner purchased it, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said.
It then brought Interstate 24 to a standstill when it got onto the road in the city of Murfreesboro, home to the Volunteer State’s largest undergraduate college, Middle Tennessee State University.
“Sheriff’s deputies had to close the interstate because the zebra was running through traffic on both sides of the highway,” Sheriff’s Office Lt. Kenneth Barrett told USA Today.
Officers later reopened the highway after the zebra escaped into the woods.
A photo of the animal was snapped by a patrol deputy on Sunday, showing the zebra still on the loose.
As of Monday afternoon, the zebra was still at large, the sheriff’s office said in an update shared on Facebook Monday.
Zebras are categorized as Class III animals in Tennessee. This means that, along with llamas, camels and giraffes, they do not require special permits or paperwork to be kept as pets.
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