The male zebra, named Sero, which means vertical in Korean, broke free from Seoul Children's Grand Park Zoo on Thursday afternoon.
Police, fire officials and zoo staff were all involved in trying to safely capture him.
Videos posted online showed the animal trotting past traffic on a busy road.
Sero was also seen wandering down a street and poking his nose into garbage bins in a residential area close to where he escaped in the city's east.
