Police in a Japanese city were led on a 2-hour chase by an emu that escaped from a mobile zoo and went running through a residential neighborhood.

Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Police in a Japanese city were led on a 2-hour chase by an emu that escaped from a mobile zoo and went running through a residential neighborhood.

Moriyama City police responded Wednesday morning to reports of an "ostrich" on the loose in a residential area of the Shiga Prefecture city.

The flightless bird, later identified as an emu, led police on a 2-hour chase before being safely cornered and captured at an apartment complex.

The emu was found to have escaped from the Horii Zoo. The mobile zoo said the bird, which is less than a year old, had been allowed roam near the entrance, but the means of its escape have not yet been identified.

The zoo said it is reviewing its security measures, but plans to continue keeping emus.

No injuries were reported from the large bird's time on the loose.