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[super-famicom]

They are now prepared in case the events of Tokyo Jungle ever happen.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/tokyo-zoo-stages-zebra-escape

A zebra escaped from its enclosure in a Japanese zoo on Tuesday, giving one keeper a heart attack and injuring another—at least that was the scenario of a drill aimed at dealing with runaway animals.

The zebra—actually a zoo staff member dressed up in a furry suit—supposedly bolted from a cage at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo after an earthquake destroyed its enclosure.

It then wandered around the zoo before ramming into a wall and sending a keeper to hospital with a heart attack.

After injuring another keeper, the zebra was subdued with a fake stun gun and bundled onto a nearby pick-up truck, as curious zoo visitors looked on, laughing and taking photos.

“The zebra is an animal that easily panics,” said 27-year-old Yumi Tamura, who dressed as the zebra but usually cares for gorillas and monkeys.

“I myself felt panicky when acting it out,” she told reporters.

Past simulations at Tokyo’s city-run zoos have featured faux gorillas, rhinos, lions and orangutans making a break for freedom.

“Every year, a keeper plays the role of an escaping animal,” said an Ueno zoo spokesman.

“They know how the animals would act in the event of disaster and their escape.”

Edit-

Found more pictures, thanks to http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/japan-zook...-employee-wearing-giant-zebra-costume-1541416

This year's zebra costume is an upgrade from one they used in 2008:

 

[John Kowalski]

Furry Run

 

[Chariot]

It's all game and fun until american dentists visit the zoo.

 

[SpaceWolf]

Such a majestic beast.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

I wonder if it's two guys or one guy on all fours

 

[Admiral Woofington]

That zebra will go to the tiger habitat and give Tony the fuck me eyes

 

[Tangeroo]

I wonder if it's two guys or one guy on all fours

What are you talking about? It's a zebra.

 

[Thewonandonly]

It's all game and fun until american dentists visit the zoo.

We got a thread winner here already.

Wrap it up folks.

 

[Eyeh4wk]

I wonder if it's two guys or one guy on all fours

From the OP:

“The zebra is an animal that easily panics,” said 27-year-old Yumi Tamura, who dressed as the zebra but usually cares for gorillas and monkeys.

Although, I can see a bulge. So I don't know.

 

[Alucrid]

man, all the pictures from the 07 thread are down.

 

[Hollycat]

Didnt a zoo do this before? (And result in that amazing butt poking gif?)

 

[PowerTaxi]

Ah, the memories

 

[DiipuSurotu]

I thought this would be about animal rights activists staging some sort of awareness event, but apparently this is zoo staff just staging some prank for the lulz? wut. Then again this is Japan.

 

[Schmitty]

I love when they do this -- we've had some great threads in the past

 

[backflip10019]

Never forget.

 

[Dai101]

Didnt a zoo do this before? (And result in that amazing butt poking gif?)

I'm pretty sure is the same Zoo every year.

 

[waveuponwave]

Ah, the memories

 

[Oppo]

the collective noun for a group of zebra is a Dazzle of Zebra.

the collective noun for a moving group of zebra is a Jailbreak of Zebra.

one of those, I may have made up.

 

[super-famicom]

Do zoos in other countries do this? I only ever see news stories about this kind of thing happening in Japan.

 

[Skiptastic]

Never forget.

Perhaps the greatest NeoGAF thread ever.

 

[super-famicom]

Updated the OP with more pictures.

 

[Dai101]

This year's zebra costume is an upgrade from one they used in 2008:

 

[Kaako]

Oh man, these are the best lol.

 

[ChubbyHuggs]

These are always great.

 

[Human Resources]

 

[Stinkles]

I'm pretty sure is the same Zoo every year.

Lolwut

 

[Osahi]

I was in this zoo in december. Easly the most depressing one I ever visited. The first part has it's animals in tiny cages (the zebra was stressed out like fuck). The second part was a bit better though, but still. I would escape too

 

[Dai101]

Lolwut

 

[deadlast]

So many cop jokes, so little time.