JungleWorld has mouse-deer and free-flying birds, which kind of counts as a mixed exhibit in a sense.
Non-Avian Species in Aviaries
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Onychorhynchus coronatus
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Quite a nice and biogeographically correct mix.
The pheasants aren't really that geographically correct. The pheasants don't live with the hornbills nor the chevrotains. All the rest could possibly live together in Southern Thailand (or at least some species of mouse-deer, as those are either hybrids or one of three species native from China to Indonesia).
Onychorhynchus coronatus
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Yep, you are right about the pheasant.
The other species though conceivably could be and I just prefer this example to some of the mixed species exhibits with mouse deer that I have read about here on the forum
I've never heard of any trouble with bird/sloth mixes. Pretty easy going mammal that has no interest in birds.
When-did... I say-Sloths??I've never heard of any trouble with bird/sloth mixes. Pretty easy going mammal that has no interest in birds.
When-did... I say-Sloths??
You said this -
So I was giving a common example that works well. Though you may have meant it somewhat jokingly?
okay. lol im stupid.
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If we are going by that logic, that technically the birds would also be mixed with tapirs, warty pigs, radiated & brown tortoises, Komodo dragons, and white cheeked gibbons. On a more serious note, Indian star tortoises are mixed with a few others passerine birds in a small aviary across from the Komodo dragon exhibit.
And Asian small-clawed otters!
Although I wish they weren’tAnd Asian small-clawed otters!
I have heard of Cuban crocodiles in an aviary in EuropeNot to mention hippopotamus and I believe now historically crocodiles.
In Randers they have been kept in their large greenhouse, in which many species of birds are free-flying.
At the Volta Redonda zoo (RJ, Brazil), they have a walk-through aviary, where they hold red-throated piping guans, a bird, which I suppose is a pheasant, from an unknown species (I've tried to search it up, but no results), Indian blue peafowl (including white and blue-white hybrid ones), Egyptian geese, peking ducks and mallards, a duck from another unknown species (once again, tried to search it up, but no results), a dove from another unknown species (I was only able to photograph its wings and breast/belly and haven't searched it up yet), budgerigars, parakeets (Idk which species they're from, I'm going to search it up), golden conures, cockatiels and chopi blackbirds. There are also terrapins (and probably tortoises, as I don't remember because I didn't take a picture) and fish in a small pond (I wasn't able to see them very well).
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With respect, that sounds like a horribly unprofessional mix. Nile/Egyptian Geese, while very beautiful and a favourite of mine, will kill other waterfowl when in breeding condition. Domestic ducks like Pekins, are out of place in a zoo aviary. Piping Guans of any taxon are too ‘special’ to be in such mixed company. This sounds like the zoo just threw in any birds they could get hold of.
Can you describe the pheasant and duck, so I can attempt identification please?
I also think it's very unprofessional to mix those species. About these unknown bird species, I can send you pictures I took of them.
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Please, that would be nice.
