Serge the Llama kidnapped by drunk French youths in Bordeaux, France Five men took posted photos online of the Thursday night trip in Bordeaux One of the photos shows Serge in the middle of the men as they pose They took Serge on a tram, but the driver called the police Men were arrested and now face charges for abducting Serge By Jill Reilly A llama called Serge was kidnapped from a circus by a group of drunken French youths and taken on a late-night tram tour. The five men took photos of the Thursday night trip around Bordeaux and posted them online - they have now gone viral. The group had left a nightclub when the passed the Italian-Franco circus and decided to explore. Kidnapped: A llama called Serge was 'liberated' from a circus by a group of drunken French youths and taken on a nighttime tram tour Taking a ride: The five men took photos of the Thursday night trip around Bordeaux and posted them online - they have now gone viral. We went in and played with the animals. We ended up taking a llama with us,' one, called Matthieu, told BFM TV. One of the photos posted online shows Serge in the middle of the men as they pose for the snap in the street, while another shows him on a tram. But the driver called the police and then men left Serge tied to a lamp-post, before escaping. The men were arrested and they now face charges having already spent a few hours in jail. More than 600,000 people signed a Facebook petition calling for the group not to face charges. Mementos: The men were arrested and they now face charges having already spent a few hours in jail The tram driver called the police and then men left Serge tied to a lamp-post, before escaping The eight-year-old beast was not injured and is now back at the circus, but the director of the circus will not let the matter lie, reported Metro. He said: "The offence is too serious: a zebra nearly escaped from the cage. We had to run everywhere to catch it. The circus has also increased security around their animal enclosures to ensure the incident is not repeated. Serge is doing well and was back performing at the circus the same day.