Escaped Zebra In Tennessee Is Now Being Tracked By A Drone After NO ONE Can Catch It

Imagine you’re getting off of a workday, only to see a zebra running next to you on the highway.

That scenario is what many residents in Rutherford County, Tennessee, are experiencing.

For the last several weeks a Zebra named “Ed” has been running around Rutherford County after he escaped from his owners.

Here’s some footage of Ed running around freely:

The pet zebra who went missing out of Christiana, Tennessee is still nowhere to be found. This week, a thermal drone operator showed me how he is helping the owner try to track the zebra down. pic.twitter.com/WmmCnuclap

— Courtney Allen (@courtneynallen) June 5, 2025

Here’s something you don’t see every day.. a zebra strolling through your neighborhood. This video was caught on Skyler White’s ring camera Saturday, in Rutherford Co near I-24

As of this afternoon, the zebra is still on the loose. @FOXNashville pic.twitter.com/S5VMMnR7mW

— Katy Morgan (@katymorganwx) June 1, 2025

CBS News provided the details:

An escaped zebra named Ed has been spotted nearly a week after escaping its owners in Tennessee, officials say.
Using a drone, Rutherford County sheriff’s deputies saw the zebra in a field near Christiana, about 40 miles southeast of Nashville. They continue to track the animal with the drone, the sheriff’s office said.

“We don’t want to scare the zebra,” Sheriff’s Cpl. Sean White said. “We need time to get him to calm down.”
The zebra was originally brought to the property of the owners, Taylor and Laura Ford of Christiana, on Friday night. But on Saturday, the animal was seen running along a highway. It then escaped into a wooded area, the sheriff’s office said.

The Ford family originally named the zebra Zeke, but as the public weighed in during the search, they decided to use the name Ed.

“Through viral posts, news coverage, and thousands of messages, he became known as Ed the Zebra. And now, he will be forever known as Ed — a symbol of joy, laughter, and unity,” the Fords said in a statement.

Here’s some drone footage of Ed:

#BREAKING The pet zebra that's been loose since Saturday has been spotted by Rutherford Co. deputies via a drone. They're tracking it now… pic.twitter.com/DgAGBvMn3m

— Tori Gessner (@ToriGessnerTV) June 6, 2025

Will Ed ever be caught?

I guess we’ ‘ll have to wait and see.