Runaway zebra named Ed caught after a week on the run in Tennessee

A runaway pet zebra that was on the loose for more than a week in Tennessee was captured on Sunday, his owners and authorities said.

Ed the zebra, who became an internet sensation, was captured safely after being located in a pasture near a subdivision in the Christiana community in central Tennessee, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

"Ed was airlifted and flown by helicopter back to a waiting animal trailer," the sheriff's office said in a statement.