Mixed species exhibit ideas

Are there any species that can be kept with any of the big cats? I doubt there are any but it would be interesting to know if there are.
 
Neil chace said:
There are actually a lot of species that have successfully been mixed with Otters. Some that I'm aware of are ASCO/Babirusa, ASCO/Warty Pig, ASCO/Gibbons, Spot-necked Otter/Various Old World Monkeys, etc. Definitely not something that has to be avoided.
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Otters can gang up and harass or kill things. Happened at least once with a Gibbon, and I believe there is a current (U.K.) Binturong/ASCO mix where the two species are no longer allowed out together.
 
FBBird said:
Otters can gang up and harass or kill things. Happened at least once with a Gibbon, and I believe there is a current (U.K.) Binturong/ASCO mix where the two species are no longer allowed out together.
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Also happened with ASCO and Javan langurs.
 
I know that a mix of Common raven and Bald eagle exists, but would anything else be able to be mixed in? (For example: Black vulture or Sandhill crane)
 
Mr Gharial said:
en/Mixed exhibit Felidae Hyaenidae!

Out of Africa park in Arizona
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Interesting mixes that the website claims. I was especially interested in the lion/jackal mix it claims happened, though later on in the website it details that it didn't end too well. I will share the story, but I'll put a spoiler over it for those who don't want to know the details of the story. Not sure if it needs one, but I'll put one just in case.

''Keeping together Lions and Black-backed Jackals at Zoo Leipzig was also not successful. The initial group structure was 2.1 Lion (genders were kept separately) and 1.1 Black-backed jackals (both juveniles), later on changed to 2.0 Lions. The 1100 m² sized mixed exhibit was covered with grass and artificial kopje-like cliffs and surrounded by dry ditch and water moat, enclosure was partly equipped with hot wires. Association was only outdoor. Jackals were given sufficient time to explore the outdoor enclosure, so habituation happened in absence of Lions. Planted areas between the dry ditch and jackals indoor area exclusively accessible for the jackals (protected against Lions through hot wires). During the first weeks jackals preferred to used the outdoor enclosure during the night. They did not try to dig burrows and accepted sleeping boxes indoor. Since January 2001 jackals showed more diurnal activities in the outdoor enclosure, together with Lions. In February 2001, the female jackal incautiously ignored the distance to the next shelter and was cornered by the male Lions. During this encounter the jackal was lethally injured and subsequently euthanasised. To reduce the risk of further jackal – lion encounters, artificial tubes were integrated into the ground of the outdoor enclosure, but they were not used by the remaining male jackal. About six weeks after the loss of the female, the male jackal was found with multiple bone fractures on the ground of the dry ditch (5 m deep). This lethal accident occurred in the absence of Lions during the night. The curiosity and playful behaviours of the relatively young (approx. 2.5 years of age) male Lions towards new stimuli might be one reason for the failure of this association. Another reason can be seen in the wet and loamy soil of the outdoor enclosure, preventing the jackals to dig a system of protective burrows.''

Also think it's worth to mention that Leipzig seem to do these 'odd' mixes a lot. Another example is when they tried to mix cheetahs with patas monkeys, which failed but didn't result in any injuries.
 
FBBird said:
Otters can gang up and harass or kill things. Happened at least once with a Gibbon, and I believe there is a current (U.K.) Binturong/ASCO mix where the two species are no longer allowed out together.
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Otters have viciously killed a GLT before
 
OstrichMania said:
Interesting mixes that the website claims. I was especially interested in the lion/jackal mix it claims happened, though later on in the website it details that it didn't end too well. I will share the story, but I'll put a spoiler over it for those who don't want to know the details of the story. Not sure if it needs one, but I'll put one just in case.

''Keeping together Lions and Black-backed Jackals at Zoo Leipzig was also not successful. The initial group structure was 2.1 Lion (genders were kept separately) and 1.1 Black-backed jackals (both juveniles), later on changed to 2.0 Lions. The 1100 m² sized mixed exhibit was covered with grass and artificial kopje-like cliffs and surrounded by dry ditch and water moat, enclosure was partly equipped with hot wires. Association was only outdoor. Jackals were given sufficient time to explore the outdoor enclosure, so habituation happened in absence of Lions. Planted areas between the dry ditch and jackals indoor area exclusively accessible for the jackals (protected against Lions through hot wires). During the first weeks jackals preferred to used the outdoor enclosure during the night. They did not try to dig burrows and accepted sleeping boxes indoor. Since January 2001 jackals showed more diurnal activities in the outdoor enclosure, together with Lions. In February 2001, the female jackal incautiously ignored the distance to the next shelter and was cornered by the male Lions. During this encounter the jackal was lethally injured and subsequently euthanasised. To reduce the risk of further jackal – lion encounters, artificial tubes were integrated into the ground of the outdoor enclosure, but they were not used by the remaining male jackal. About six weeks after the loss of the female, the male jackal was found with multiple bone fractures on the ground of the dry ditch (5 m deep). This lethal accident occurred in the absence of Lions during the night. The curiosity and playful behaviours of the relatively young (approx. 2.5 years of age) male Lions towards new stimuli might be one reason for the failure of this association. Another reason can be seen in the wet and loamy soil of the outdoor enclosure, preventing the jackals to dig a system of protective burrows.''

Also think it's worth to mention that Leipzig seem to do these 'odd' mixes a lot. Another example is when they tried to mix cheetahs with patas monkeys, which failed but didn't result in any injuries.
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Interesting, do you have any other Leipzig examples?
 
Haliaeetus said:
I would avoid it. Like most mixed exhibits with otters.
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Neil chace said:
There are actually a lot of species that have successfully been mixed with Otters. Some that I'm aware of are ASCO/Babirusa, ASCO/Warty Pig, ASCO/Gibbons, Spot-necked Otter/Various Old World Monkeys, etc. Definitely not something that has to be avoided.
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Auckland Zoo trialled a mixed species exhibit of Asian small-clawed otter and two female Nepalese red panda in 2010. It was unsuccessful, with one of the red pandas attacking an otter, pinning it to the ground. The two species were separated and then the red pandas had a scuffle.
 
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