Hearst Zebras
Exotic animal species which grazed the hillsides included bison,
European white fallow deer, several species of African and Asian
antelope, zebras, camels, sambar deer from India, red deer from
Europe, axis deer from Asia, llamas, kangaroos, ostriches, emus,
Barbary sheep, Alaskan big horned sheep, musk oxen, giraffes  
and yaks.
After Mr. Hearst’s death,  many animals were permitted to range
free on Hearst Ranch.
In 1923, William Randolph Hearst created the largest
private zoo in the world on his ranch at San Simeon on
California's Central Coast.
The winding ranch road to Hearst Castle  passed
through fenced fields populated with many species of
exotic wild animals freely roaming over the hillsides as
though they were native to this land.
In 1958, when the State was given Hearst Castle, there were
Rocky Mountain elk, tahr goats, llamas, white fallow deer, zebras,
Barbary sheep, and sambar deer still on the ranch. Today, few of
these animals survive, but often zebra may be seen grazing in the
pastures along Highway 1 near the town of San Simeon.