A shocked sheriff responding to a break-in finds the intruder is a two and a half metre alligator. And police call in a real-life cowboy to corral a reindeer who escapes from a Christmas tree lot.

From a rodeo bull on a rampage to a bear on the loose in a busy street, these animal fugitives have been caught on tape. Hear from the people who survived encounters with animals on the run.

Cows loose on campus. A monkey fleeing from the fuzz. And a buffalo going off the deep end. See the footage and hear firsthand from the people who’ve survived encounters with animal fugitives.