David and Goliath are African Spur Thigh Tortoises also known as Sulcata tortoises. Goliath weighs in at over 200 pounds and David isn’t far behind at 100-something pounds. These guys are monsters and were created by some idiot who wanted to make "giant tortoises." They were mostly fed a high protein animal based diet when they were younger and this caused a very fast rate of growth that is completely unhealthy. These tortoises are herbivores that require a high fiber, low protein diet. At least now they are getting the proper nutrition and care but they were in bad shape when they arrived.
Goliath.


Goliath again.


There are three endangered Hawaiian hawks residing at the Three Ring Ranch. Two of them are definitely permanent residents, but there is a chance that the third can be rehabilitated. So Isis is fed everyday from our gloved hands to work on strengthening her feet. It is a magical thing to be that close to a bird of prey and I feel very privileged to have participated in her training. Pictures of Isis can be seen here:
http://threeringranch.org/Isis.htm
http://threeringranch.org/hawk.htm (bottom of the page)
http://threeringranch.org/ (bottom of the page)

Sam is a partial wing amputee and of the normal ‘Io (Hawaiian Hawk) coloration.


Medusa is another partial wing amputee and of the "dark phase" coloration.


There are a total of 5 chickens and 4 muscovy ducks on the property. They pretty much have the run of the place and follow us around during feedings to beg for scraps.
Here are three of the ducks and a chicken taking shelter under the tall grass during a light sprinkle:


Fraiser Crane (ha!) is an African Crowned Crane that was rescued from the same animal park as the zebras. He’s a stunning bird and can be kind of a goof. Whenever we get turkey hens running around the property he’s always trying to dance for them and impress them – it’s quite a sight!
Frasier hanging out by the wetlands.


Tyson is a feral goat who got separated from his mother somehow and was brought in by a good Samaritan. He’s a very cute goat and he gets lots of cuddles from me. However, we had a rough couple of first days because he would constantly try to butt me with his fully intact horns – silly boy.
In this picture you can see that the low tree branch to his left is completely bare of leaves. I tried to get a picture of him eating the leaves -- he hangs from that branch and munches down on the leaves and it’s the funniest thing!