Coronavirus France: Escaped zebra walks roads of Paris suburb

Isolated residents of a Parisian suburb had a huge shock when a zebra cantered down a road alongside moving traffic.

The animal had escaped from a zoo in Ormesson-sur-Marne after the gate to its enclosure was left open on Friday evening.

The zebra, joined by two horses, made its way to the neighbouring town of Champigny-sur-Marne on the outskirts of Paris where locals couldn’t believe their eyes as it ran along the road.

Isolated residents of a Parisian suburb had a huge shock when a zebra cantered down a road alongside moving traffic

Bizarre footage of the zebra comes as a clip of two wild deer wandering the streets of Boissy-Saint-Leger yesterday also emerged.

The creatures explored the newly-deserted area amid the coronavirus lockdown.

In the first clip, a driver films himself passing a horse before approaching the zebra from behind.

As he follows the beast, he exclaims: ‘Oh wow, feels like we’re in Kenya. This is a safari.’

The zebra, joined by two horses (one pictured), made its way to the neighbouring town of Champigny-sur-Marne on the outskirts of Paris where locals couldn’t believe their eyes as it ran along the road

Owner of the Badin circus Monsieur Moulot believes someone intentionally opened the enclosure to free the animals.

He told HuffPost: ‘It was around 9:30 pm. 

‘The animals live in a park during the day, then in their trailer at night.

‘There they were in their little enclosure outside, which has been opened.’

Bizarre footage of the zebra comes as a clip of two wild deer wandering the streets of Boissy-Saint-Leger yesterday also emerged

The creatures explored the newly-deserted area amid the coronavirus lockdown

He said the animals were out for around 15 minutes before returning to the zoo. 

In the clip of the deer, the animals roam the streets of Boissy-Saint-Leger while its residents remain inside due to the country-wide lockdown.

France’s total death toll from the coronavirus epidemic, including those who have died in nursing homes, now stands at 14,393, the health ministry said.

According to the commune mayor Regis Charbonnier, the deer belong to the Chateau du Piple which has around a hundred of them.

A third video showed a basking shark – the second biggest shark in the world – swimming with its mouth open at the Port of Brest in the north-western French department of Brittany

A third video showed a basking shark – the second biggest shark in the world – swimming with its mouth open at the Port of Brest in the north-western French department of Brittany

Mr Charbonnier said: ‘It is not uncommon to see them crossing the road at night but never in the middle of the day and in the centre of the town. It’s quite exceptional!’

A third video showed a basking shark – the second biggest shark in the world – swimming with its mouth open at the Port of Brest in the north-western French department of Brittany.

Reports said the shark was 13 feet long.

According to local media, the shark’s appearance in the port was helped by the high tides and decrease in port activity due to the lockdown.

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