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While out on a bike ride near a ranch at the end of September, TikToker @depreston5 noticed a zebra running around and decided to stop and record it for his wife to see. What happens next was totally unexpected, and even he couldn’t believe his luck!<\/p>\n
This zebra wasn\u2019t just enjoying some time in the meadow; he was plotting an escape! First, he makes a run for the 7-foot fence and somehow flips right over it in the clumsiest front flip you\u2019ll ever see. When he attempted to clear the second fence, he wasn’t so lucky!<\/p>\n
The poor zebra’s attempt to escape was thwarted<\/a>, and he was stuck in the meadow, no better off than he was before his flip. Preston<\/a> said in the video’s caption, “I was just trying to take a majestic video of this zebra and this happened. I couldn\u2019t believe it.”<\/p>\n Related: Robert Irwin Shares a Collection of Zebra Puns and They\u2019re a Hoot<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n It will come as no surprise that Preston’s video went viral<\/a> and now has more than 8 million views, 1.2 million likes, and 7,000 comments. People had a lot to say about the flipping zebra!<\/p>\n @aubreyjo316 got more than 200,000 likes when she pointed out, “That first flip looked like he had practiced it before LOL!” @Khoa added, “That spin to landing was CLEAN fr though…”<\/p>\n Commenter @Jenna Marie Davis got 75,000 likes when she shared, “This. We\u2019ve finally found it. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL EXPERIENCE!” @Chrissy added, “Sounds like you\u2019re narrating his thoughts LOL!”<\/p>\n @crennl shared, “That zebra<\/a> has clearly broken out before because that was as smooth as h*ll flip and they tried it on the other side ha ha!” @Memphis_jay agreed, “‘Oh no! Oh my god, what do I do?!’ is exactly what the zebra was thinking too!”<\/p>\n Commenter @gemstone212991 pointed out, “And to think NO ONE would have believed you if you hadn’t have caught this on video!”, while others shouted that it was AI-generated<\/a>. So Preston ended up recording another video<\/a> with more details of what happened when he watched the zebra flip.<\/p>\n He confirms that the video is not AI<\/a> and explains that he contacted friends at the ranch, who shared that this is not the zebra’s first escape attempt. Sounds like they need to get a taller fence!<\/p>\n This story was originally reported by PetHelpful<\/a> on Oct 5, 2025, where it first appeared in the Pet News<\/a> section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nViewers Thought the Zebra Hopping the Fence Was AI-generated<\/h2>\n