Llamas Scare Drivers on Austria Highway

EISENSTADT, Austria – Two llamas escaped from a zoo and took to the road Tuesday, scaring drivers on a highway in eastern Austria, police said.

One driver called police to report that “a man was running around on the highway, trying to capture two llamas,” police officer Wilfried Tonhofer told The Associated Press.

A zoo employee eventually caught the animals using a lasso.

No one was hurt, but some drivers slammed their brakes at the sight of the animals. Though llamas aren’t allowed on highways, no charges will be filed, Tonhofer said.

The llamas had escaped before, but never gotten so far. However, their brief Tuesday escape might lead to a permanent relocation; zoo owner Samier Dergham said he wants to find them a new home to avoid further escapes.