Llamas on Loose (Photo : www.wndu.com)
Phoenix authorities chased two escaped llamas on Feb. 26, Thursday, captivating audiences nationwide through a live video of the escapade recorded by an Arizona television news on helicopter.
The llama drama started lunchtime when a white, large llama and a black, smaller companion were seen roaming the Sun City's northwestern suburb.
Both were pursued by the Maricopa County Sheriff's office and a few civilians, but it kept on skipping away from the supposed capture. This delighted thousands of viewers on social media who have made "#llamas" a trending hashtag on Twitter on top of several other variations.
The llamas chaos spawned all types of headlines and memes of the "Llamas on the loose, the Times reported.
During the chase, the llamas dodged cars while crossing the busy Thunderbird Road several times, disobeying vehicle and pedestrian laws, and forcing onlookers to run in circles as they approached people. The light-colored animal, which often run ahead of the other, seemed to love oncoming traffic sprinting as the authorities approached.
After more than an hour of chasing, the pair of llamas separated ways and the smaller animal was caught first. Its white counterpart was lassoed by a man who was positioned at the back of a pickup truck, eventually.
Policemen have said that the pair of llamas has escaped from a moving petting zoo while visiting a living center to conduct animal therapy, the USA Today reported.
The llamas have been returned to their owners.
No criminal charges are to be filed against anyone said the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office.
