A group of zebras in Maryland are about to earn their stripes by helping officials find two of their own that escaped from a local wildlife center, according to the Prince George's County Department of the Environment.
The plan devised by the agency involves placing two zebras and food into an "enclosure in the center of a corral" in the hopes that the at-large zebras will be lured back to the herd, according to a press release shared with the Washington Examiner.
"Our priority is to make sure the zebras are captured and returned to the herd," Department of the Environment Director Andrea Crooms said in the press release.
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The two loose zebras are the remaining stragglers of three zebras who on Aug. 31 escaped a herd of 30 from an 80-acre farm located off of Duley Station Road in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, the Washington Post reported.
Animal breeder and owner of Jerry Holly Exotics, Jerry Holly is the owner of the farm that the zebras bolted from, according to the Washington Post.
On Oct. 14, it was revealed that one of the three zebras had died after being caught in an illegal snare trap on private property.
The escape sparked denials of responsibility from public officials, with Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, who represents Washington, D.C., saying in September her alibi is "solid" in a tongue-in-cheek statement.
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Crooms said in the department's statement that once the zebras are caught and returned back to their herd, "the County will conduct a further investigation, and any actions including any appropriate charges against the owner will be evaluated."