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There's a bull on the loose in Brooklyn

Animal vs. Man — who will win?

If you've recently misplaced your bull, you may want to check Brooklyn.

It's definitely not the first time, but there's now a bull, initially mistaken for a cow, on the loose in Prospect Park.

According to ABC, the police reportedly tried to capture it earlier, but the bull refused to be caught. As seen in the live footage above, the bull remains on the soccer field as it gains an audience and is surrounded by authorities.

No one knows for sure how the bull got loose in the first place or where it came from. So far one child was injured when the animal knocked its stroller over.

Many have documented the bull's journey via Twitter.

Even the bull has chimed in.

UPDATE: Oct. 17, 2017, 1:51 p.m. EDT After an hours long chase, PIX 11 now reports that the bull has been captured.

Police told the station that the cow escaped, "from a nearby slaughterhouse and will now go to a sanctuary."

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