A zebra slaloms between cars at the Basque Country motorway tollbooth

Strange encounter at the Biriatou tollbooth, in the Basque Country, for motorists stuck in traffic on Friday August 26. A zebra was seen slaloming between the cars for a few tens of minutes.

The zebra trotted for half an hour at the Biriatou toll before being intercepted.

The zebra trotted for half an hour at the Biriatou toll before being intercepted. | TWITTER SCREENSHOT


  • Le zèbre a trotté une demi-heure au péage de Biriatou, avant d’être intercepté.
    Le zèbre a trotté une demi-heure au péage de Biriatou, avant d’être intercepté. | CAPTURE D’ÉCRAN TWITTER

A zebra invited itself into traffic jams returning from vacation on Friday August 26, 2022. At the Biriatou tollbooth, on the A64 in the Basque Country, the animal escaped from its owner’s vehicle to stretch its legs between cars.

Half an hour chase

On social networks, several photos and videos of the animal have been shared.

A meeting that surprised more than one motorist.

Toll security officers took half an hour to catch the animal, with the help of its owner, reports South West . The zebra was returning from Spain, where it had been loaned to a zoo.

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