--- description: A video captures three zebras galloping calmly through the city title: Watch 3 Escaped Zebras Run Through Brussels image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch 3 Escaped Zebras Run Through Brussels by [Eliza Gray](/author/eliza-gray/) ## Eliza Gray Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 18, 2015 2:27 PM CUT by [Eliza Gray](/author/eliza-gray/) ## Eliza Gray Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 18, 2015 2:27 PM CUT Three zebras were caught on video running through the streets of Brussels on Friday, after escaping from a ranch in Vilvorde near the city, the [Guardian reports](http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/apr/17/three-zebras-run-loose-in-brussels-video "undefined"). The city dispatched two police crews and a traffic team to apprehend them. The zebras ran loose for about an hour. The best part is the sound of their hooves clopping on the street. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3827425/zebras-brussels/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3827425/zebras-brussels/"},"headline":"Watch 3 Escaped Zebras Run Through Brussels","datePublished":"2015-04-18T14:27:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:18:53.533Z","description":"A video captures three zebras galloping calmly through the city","url":"https://time.com/3827425/zebras-brussels/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","video"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliza Gray","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eliza-gray/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3827425/zebras-brussels/","name":"Watch 3 Escaped Zebras Run Through Brussels"}}]}] ```