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May 28, 2026

Zeus the Zebra escapes twice in four days

Zeus the Zebra escapes twice in four days
Zeus the Zebra escapes twice in four days
5 Good News Stories
Zeus the Zebra escapes twice in four days

Johnny Mac shares five good news stories: Aubrey, a manager at an Applebee’s in Michigan, guided staff and dozens of customers into a windowless prep kitchen and pulled people in from outside just before a tornado hit, with glass shattering as it passed. In Venice, the Galleria dell’Accademia is letting visitors watch conservators restore Giovanni Bellini’s 500-year-old "Madonna and Child Enthroned" in real time, a two-year, $580,000 project using UV and infrared imaging to remove old varnish, repair wood-panel damage, and restore color. On the Isle of Man, volunteers planted 30,000 trees in three years to revive a rare temperate rainforest. Adriana rehabilitated Stevie the betta fish from a tiny cup to a proper aquarium, transforming his color and fins and highlighting fish-care needs. In Lincoln, California, officials recaptured Zeus the zebra after two escapes in four days.

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0:03 Caloroga Shark Media. Hi there, I'm Johnny Mack with five good news stories. Nice job by Aubrey, the manager of an Applebee's in Michigan. Aubrey being praised after guiding dozens of people to safety as a tornado struck the Applebees. She said, we got a tornado warning. We're like, oh, there's it's no way, It's beautiful outside. Then it turned very serious, very quickly. She noticed the conditions getting worse, soft funnel cloud forming. She gathered staff and customers and directed them into a windowless prep kitchen for a shelter. She also brought people in from outside. A man was walking his dog. There was a boy waiting outside, she said, I think he was waiting for his dad or something. I don't know, but I grabbed his arm and dragged him to the back and everything. Then the tornado hit.

0:45 She said, your ears were popping, But then you could also hear the glass shattering from the dining room. It sounded like a free train. I was surprised that I was able to get everybody and be that organized in a short amount of time. I've been called a hero a lot lately, and I laugh it off, but I guess it did what I had to do. Visitors doing museum and Venice can now launch the restoration of a five hundred year old Renaissance masterpiece in real time. Conservators at the Galleria dell Academia have moved a large altarpiece by Giovanni Bellini into a specifically designed workplace where the public can watch the conservation process. The painting is Madonna and Child Enthroned, who was created between fourteen seventy eight and the late fourteen eighties for the Church of San Giobe. Made from thirteen panels of poplar wood, the artwork has undergone multiple restoration efforts over the centuries. The current work will include diagnostic analysis using ultraviolet, fluorescent and infrared imaging to study the materials and techniques used by Bellini. Conservators plan to remove old varnish, repair structural damage caused by the expansion and contraction of the wood, and clean accumulated dirt to restore the painting's original collar. This should take about two years and is funded by a five hundred and eighty thousand dollars grant from Venetian Heritage. On the Isle of Man, a reforestation project has exceeded expectations after volunteers planted thirty thousand trees to restore a ring temperate rainforest.

2:02 Chief Executive Graham says temperate rainforest could be described as plants growing on plants growing on plants. To plant thirty thousand trees in three years is incredible work and our volunteers should really be proud of that. Office'll say the restored rainforest will support a range of plants and animal species, and may even reintroduce greazing animals, helping to rebuild a self sustaining ecosystem. Good news for Stevie, the beta fish. Stevie discovered by Adriana, a experienced fish keeper. She ran into Stevie and Stevie looked pale, frail, and lifeless, and was kept in a small, unfiltered cup of water. Adriana brought Stevie home placed him in a proper aquarium with clean, heated water plants. Within a couple of weeks, Stevie's dull white body developed orange spots, which was soon overtaken by blue coloration. Stevie's fins grew longer and more elaborate. Adriana compared the change to a Pokemon evolution. Stevie is using the story to push back on the common belief that fish are easy started and reminds us that even small changes in care can completely alter an animal's quality of life. Well, good news, we caught Zeus the Zebra again. Zeus escaped from his house in Lincoln, California, not once, but twice in four days. Zeus was spotted roaming around town. This was an actual zebra, not one of those painted donkeys that I told you about on a recent episode. This an actual zebra. I think the officials have kind of had it because a couple days earlier, Zeus had made another break for it and spent the night in custody with animal surfaces before being returned the next day. Officials

3:33 are worried that Zeus the Zebra is already planning escape number three. And I thought I was a problem with my dog getting loose around the neighborhood. And knows your five good news stories for today. Have a great day.