DANVILLE, CALIFORNIA – If you’ve ever driven up I680 near Danville and seen a zebra casually wandering along the hill beside the road, you might think someone had spiked your morning coffee.
Cows and goats, yes. We see those all the time in California. But an animal mostly known for its presence in zoos and African savannahs? What’s it doing here in the East Bay?
The zebra, it turns out, is very real. It’s part of a menagerie of exotic livestock owned by a prominent family, the Seenos.
A local student newspaper has the best information about the strange roadside zebra. Apparently the Seenos own a lot of land alongside the highway…