The zebra and pony are spotted behind a fence on Victory Boulevard.

(Photo by Joanna Licitra)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A black-and-white striped figure was spotted running down Victory Boulevard in Travis this morning, but it wasn't an escaped convict.

A zebra, joined by a pony, was spotted in trotting through a shopping center parking lot and then down Victory Boulevard in Travis Wednesday morning.

Zachary Osher, owner of Metropolitan Drape & Blind, spotted the bizarre scene and shared his video with the Advance and SILive.com.

"I was sitting at my desk at about 9:20 when I saw a zebra and pony run back and forth across the street, almost getting hit by a car," he told us.

But it gets even crazier: "About 30 seconds later, I saw two men in dark black suits carrying lassoes running across the street."

Osher is at a loss to explain such events. "I have no idea how it got there. ... I figured [the men with lassoes] knew what to do."

Osher was checking with nearby business that he suspects could know something. We'll keep you updated, SILive readers.

Osher's video shows the zebra and pony trotting through the parking center. While filming the video with his smartphone, he makes kissing sounds in an effort to get the animals to slow down as they headed toward the street -- but they kept going. As they made it onto Victory Boulevard, they encountered a motorist who greeted them with a horn honk.