--- description: It's not everyday that a tiger interrupts your rush hour commute. title: Watch an Escaped Tiger Casually Weave Through Traffic on a Busy Highway 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 an Escaped Tiger Casually Weave Through Traffic on a Busy Highway  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 9, 2016 5:18 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 9, 2016 5:18 PM CUT It’s not everyday that a wild animal interrupts your rush hour commute. A video of an [escaped](http://time.com/3920994/escaped-zoo-animals-tbilisi-georgia/ "undefined") tiger went viral on Tuesday after the cub was filmed [roaming free in traffic](http://time.com/3724871/llama-chase/ "undefined") on a highway in Doha, Qatar. The [big cat](http://time.com/2894336/stray-cat-befriends-lynx/ "undefined") was seen with a broken chain attached to its collar, leading onlookers to believe it was someone’s pet. **Read More:** [This Unlikely Friendship Between a Tiger and a Goat Will Brighten Your Day](http://time.com/4169926/friendship-between-tiger-and-goat-will-russian-zoo/ "undefined") The short clip shows the animal prowling between cars before choosing one to hide underneath. It is then pulled out from under the vehicle by a man who was later identified as its owner, according to the [Times of Israel](http://www.timesofisrael.com/escaped-tiger-entertains-drivers-on-doha-road/ "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4252537/escaped-tiger-weaves-through-highway-traffic/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4252537/escaped-tiger-weaves-through-highway-traffic/"},"headline":"Watch an Escaped Tiger Casually Weave Through Traffic on a Busy Highway","datePublished":"2016-03-09T17:18:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:30:49.628Z","description":"It turned out to be someone's pet","url":"https://time.com/4252537/escaped-tiger-weaves-through-highway-traffic/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Tigers","Qatar","animal videos"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"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/4252537/escaped-tiger-weaves-through-highway-traffic/","name":"Watch an Escaped Tiger Casually Weave Through Traffic on a Busy Highway"}}]}] ```