Zebra's of San Simeon, CA. by Iceshark39
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One of the greatest draws of San Simeon (I mean aside from Hearst Castle and the Piedras Blancas Lighthouse and sea lion colony), are the (semi) famous zebra's.
While these critters aren't always out on the loose, they can usually be seen clustered at the side of the road before entering the stretch of Highway One affectionately called "Motel Row", on the way to William Randolph Hearst State Beach, and the beautiful Hearst Castle.
The zebra's that reside here now are from the original ones kept in Hearst's private zoo on the Enchanted Hill. Occasionally other wildlife can be seen among them such as elk, deer, hawks and coyotes. And, during the annual migration of the Monarch Butterflies.
Where our condo is we can occasionally see the herd move to their grazing spot where they are a massive draw for tourists coming from or going to the Castle.
This is probably the largest cluster of the herd that we've seen in a long while. The land they are on is still owned by the Hearst Corporation.
Photo (c) 2009 Twilight Productions
Comments (19)
alessimarco
What a fabulous shot of these beautiful animals!
Faemike55
Fantastic capture, Stacey and wonderful information about the herd. Thank you for sharing them with us!
SWard80
Hello Zeeba Neighba! (sorry, Stacey and I are both fans of the Pearls Before Swine comic) Fantastic shot and great bit of info, my dear. Seeing the Zeebas and other critters around there (including our friend the peacock and of course, Starling) are always big highlights of my trips up that way! It really is a fantastic area!
eekdog Online Now!
very cool. must be nice to view these animale like that all free. great shot stacey.
renecyberdoc
fine land and shot and of course the zebras.
Hendesse
What a beautiful and peaceful scene. Excellent shot!
Bossie_Boots
What a beutiful capture of this wonderful animal i agree its so good to see them roaming free superb x
zil2008
Wonderful shot. Thanks for sharing and telling the story behind then. I had no idea.
adrie
Very beautiful capture....thanks for sharing.
marybelgium
beautiful animals !
2121
great shot and information
magnus073
Great photo here Stacey, it made my day. I haven't been there in a long time and now you have me wanting to dig out the old photos to have some memories
Flint_Hawk
It's great to know about this herd of zebra. Thanks for sharing your photo & the information!
jendellas
Stunning shot, they look so well & healthy.
loligagger
Great shot!!!!!!!!!!!
Alex_Antonov
Beautiful work!
Forevernyt
That just looks so strange. See them in this kind of setting. Very surreal yet beautiful at the same time. Thanks for sharing!
Richardphotos
I past this area back in the 60's and stood 6 hours at Paso Robles hitchhiking.so close but yet so far, I never seen this many zebras at one time. must have been awesome
three_grrr
Holy cow! What happened to the herds of Bison (Buffalo)? Aren't they supposed to be Buffalo roaming the plains? And deer and antelope playing? This boggles my mind, Zebras in California! Well .. actually it seems fitting, LOL!