Tokyo zoo stages ‘zebra escape’

Zookeepers capture a zookeeper dressed as zebra (bottom) during a drill to practice what to do in the event of an animal escape at the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on February 2, 2016. About 150 zookeepers participated in the annual drill. - AFP

TOKYO (AFP) - A zebra escaped from its enclosure in a Japanese zoo on Tuesday, giving one keeper a heart attack and injuring another -- at least that was the scenario of a drill aimed at dealing with runaway animals.

The zebra -- actually a zoo staff member dressed up in a furry suit -- supposedly bolted from a cage at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo after an earthquake destroyed its enclosure.