Carnivores in mixed exhibits

Other examples I've since thought of include binturong and short-clawed otters at a few places, raccoons and raccoon dogs in Germany, rhesus macaques and Indian grey mongoose at Heidelberg(?) - whichever zoo it was also mixed white-tailed mongoose with gorillas too, rhesus macaque and sloth bear at Leipzig, sloth bear and golden jackal/African wolf at Rheine(?),meerkats and gorillas at Artis and a zoo in Japan (either Tama or Yokohoma) that has giraffe, zebra, eland and cheetah in their savannah enclosure.
 
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Batto said:
Also Heidelberg. And yes, Rheine.
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Thank you for the confirmation. I went by memory first and research second, as you know I was right on both counts but couldn't edit my post. Thanks for having my back! :p
 
Asian Small-Clawed Otter seem very common in mixed exhibits. I have seen them mixed many tropical bird species (including some African ones!), Prevost's Squirrels, and Northern White-Cheeked Gibbon. I have seen several exhibits that mix fox species, like Red Fox/Arctic Fox, and Northern Gray Fox/Arctic Fox.
 
Brum said:
Thank you for the confirmation. I went by memory first and research second, as you know I was right on both counts but couldn't edit my post. Thanks for having my back! :p
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One other mixed enclosure I have heard being mentioned, but never actually seen a photograph of, was at Wroclaw Zoo and contained fur seals and dingoes. The mix was apparently successful.

I believe the original plans for Wroclaw's Afrykarium included a mixed enclosure for the fur seals and jackals, although I don't think that mix has come about.
Afrykarium under construction | ZooChat
 
Has anyone mentioned how the Highland Wildlife Park used to keep Snowy Owls and Arctic Foxes together up until recently? It was quite an interesting combination but
I imagine they had to move the Owls when they had eggs
 
Scottish Wildcat said:
Has anyone mentioned how the Highland Wildlife Park used to keep Snowy Owls and Arctic Foxes together up until recently? It was quite an interesting combination but
I imagine they had to move the Owls when they had eggs
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Copenhagen Zoo has that combination now, and it seems to work OK. But currently all the owls are male, so eggs are not an issue.

Copenhagen (as several other zoos) also have meerkats with porcupines.
I've seen meerkats with large tortoises in Tropikariet in Helsingborg- quite an entertaining combination actually.
Skansen Zoo in Stockholm have brown bear and red fox together.
 
Magdeburg should still keep dwarf mongooses with cape ground squirrels although I unfortunately couldn't see that by myself when I was in Berlin back in August 2017.
 
The GW zoo in Oklahoma keeps lions, tigers, ligers, li-ligers, and ti-ligers together. They also breed them out of submission for more... very "interesting" place.
 
Certainly are when we come to the marine aquariums. Most crustaceans are carnivorous (some even predational ones) and they usually are holded with fishes and other phyla. But this thread is not about carnivorous animals in the sense of eating other animals, but about mammals in the order Carnivora, even those that are herviborous like the giant panda.
 
DesertRhino150 said:
I believe the original plans for Wroclaw's Afrykarium included a mixed enclosure for the fur seals and jackals, although I don't think that mix has come about.
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New York Aquarium had a mixed exhibit for arctic fox and grey seal some years ago.

However, I think my favourite is Heidelberg's raccoon and European mink exhibit, which is thoughtfully designed and seems to work well. For such a large enclosure, it's also the most reliable place I can remember seeing mink.

Raccoons/raccoon dogs and skunks/porcupines are other common mixes that haven't been mentioned.
 
Somehow seems to have fallen by the wayside, but Burgers’ Zoo keeps one of their pairs of onshow ringtails together with striped skunks
 
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