A pair of llamas which escaped from the grounds of an old peoples' home sparked a bizarre chase through the streets of a US suburb.
The fugitive animals were part of a trio on a visit to a retirement home in Sun City, Arizona, when they broke loose.
Their escape triggered a bizarre pursuit across the US town, with TV helicopters being scrambled and social media coming alive with excitment.
Galloping along the pavement, through manicured gardens and along central reservations, the llamas thwarted numerous attempts by Maricopa County sheriff's deputies and bystanders to round them up.
The large white llama and smaller black llama were eventually caught by cowboy officials using a lasso, but not before several Twitter accounts were set up and hashtags spawned.
Llamas on the loose
Social media users shared running commentary and even photos of people gathered around a screen to watch the llama saga unfold.
Even the North American Aerospace Defence Command tweeted: "Llama had no known connections to Isis. Appears to have self-radicalised."
