The Hawaiian Islands are home to countless incredible animals, as well as a variety of places all animal lovers should visit. From honu and the Humuhumunukunukuapua`a to mongoose and wild peacocks, all of Hawaii’s animals are special, but there is one place that is home to some more exotic species.

Located on five acres about Kailua-Kona on Hawaii Island, the Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary is home to more than 100 animals, including flamingos, hawks, owls, turtles, horses, ostriches, and even zebras.
Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary/Facebook
Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary/Facebook
While all of the animals that reside at Three Ring Ranch are cool, there is one extremely special resident that should be noted: Zoe is a golden zebra who is distinguished by gold stripes and blue eyes. She was rescued from Molokai, and was the third reported zebra of her kind throughout history when she was born in 1998.
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You can also meet Cody, a North American Bison gifted to the sanctuary by the Hokukano Ranch in Konawaena...
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...as well as a feisty trio of monkeys that were taken in when a local Hilo woman could no longer care for her pet monkeys.
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Founded in 1998, the ranch not only provides rescue and rehabilitation for these animals, but sometimes a forever home for native and exotic species found throughout the Hawaiian Islands.
Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary/Facebook
Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary/Facebook
Three Ring Ranch also holds the necessary state and federal permits needed to rehabilitate raptors and endangered species.
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As Hawaii’s only fully-accredited, USDA licensed, exotic animal sanctuary, Three Ring Ranch is not a zoo - or even a traditional animal sanctuary. The ranch, curated and directed by Dr. Ann Goody, is dedicated to education and animal healing, not the display of exotic animals.
Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary/Facebook
Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary/Facebook

The ranch is unfortunately not open to the public, but private tours and education excursions can be scheduled by emailing visit@threeringranch.org. To learn more, visit their website.

If you loved learning about Three Ring Ranch, we think you’ll be interested in discovering more about the Panaewa Rainforest Zoo, the only rainforest zoo in the entire country.

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