Male ostrich escapes from South Korea zoo after female ostrich friend dies

A male ostrich named Tadori escaped from a zoo in Seongnam, South Korea, and found himself somewhat caught in traffic.

This happened after his female ostrich friend, Tasooni, died a month ago, the zoo owner told Reuters.

Videos of the ostrich on the loose surfaced on social media, showing him weaving through traffic on a busy road.

Road runner

The four-year-old ostrich was spotted trotting across a wet road in the town, dodging vehicles on various lanes.

Ostriches can run as fast as 70km/h.

Tadori crashed into a slow-moving truck at one point, but seemed relatively unhurt as he got up and continued on his way.

He'd escaped from his home in a local zoo called Bug City, reported Reuters.

After about an hour of shenanigans, Todari was eventually captured by the police and local fire department.

He was caught with a net at a car park about 2.6km from the zoo, which is about half an hour south of Seoul.

According to the zoo owner, Tadori has been safely returned to the zoo in a stable condition, although he might still be nursing a broken heart.

"His only friend, a female ostrich Tasooni, passed away about a month ago. Guess that has been tough on Tadori," the zoo owner said.

Top images via BBC

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