... to give a report of some bizarre stuff on the interstate years ago, the animal loose on the highway that was causing the snarl in commuter traffic was a zebra. Sadly, it has been sooooo long ago that the details are lost to the sands of time. This was likely gleaned from listening to public radio while driving to work in the middle of Atlanta. I am guessing it was being transported from one zoo or secure habitation to another, and suddenly it was not all that secure. Or possibly being trucked to some romanticc hideway as a loaner for conjugal purposes. Anyway: it would be startling to see that trotting down the verge in the middle of densely packed civilization.
When she called yesterday, it was to report a tiger was loose on the interstate below Atlanta, and law enforcement was chasing it. You know that calling in men with guns, sworn to protect and defend pretty much guarantees a bad ending. We can be curious to know the back story, but might never hear of the person who had a tiger in their home as a pet. My guess is that keeping large, carnivorous felines is something that needs to be registered, and reported. Plus, aren't then endangered? The one on loose on the interstate, frightened and confused surely was!
I am also recalling a story from years ago, when giraffes were being transported, I think possibly a circus act, rather than zoo related. They were loaded into large trailers pulled by trucks traveling on the interstate. You can conjure a picture in your head of the parade traveling along the highway, with elephants, lions, various creatures seen on a safari. The long necked giraffes would systematically bend their long necks forward to duck their heads as the truck would slowly creep under an overpass. Then the giraffes would straighten up, hold heads aloft and necks erect again, once they had cleared the obstacle. Doesn't that picture you created in your mind make you smile? It would be a sight to behold.
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