Mixed species exhibit ideas

Which aquatic animals have successfully been kept with lemon sharks or bonnethead?
 
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GiratinaIsGod said:
with most typical shark tank fish as far as I know
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I think it's possible to mix them with large marine Turtles (Green, Loggerhead, Hawksbill), Rays and large bony Fishes (Groupers, Crevalle Jacks, Remoras...), maybe with smaller tropical fishes (Surgeonfishes, Angelfishes, Butterflyfishes...).
 
Would an aviary work with Red forest buffaloes, Western sitatunga, Mantled guereza, and multiple bird species?

In a similar concept as the hippo aviary in Beauval (The sitatunga and Buffalo confined to a lower enclosure, while birds and guerezas free-roam). Mantled guerezas are mostly herbivorous but I wanted to make sure

(For birds I was thinking Great blue turaco, Palm nut vulture, Hamerkop, Western plantain-eater, White-throated bee-eater, Guinea turaco, African green pigeon and Blue-headed wood dove. But it can change)
 
Platypusboy said:
Would Arabian oryx, Arabian sand gazelle and Domestic dromedary camel work in a large desert hoof stock enclosure?
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Haliaeetus said:
Yes, if the enclosure is large enough.
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There’s a reason you don’t see Arabian oryx in mixed species exhibits very often— they are very aggressive and they have two very sharp skewers on their head. They might be small, but they are mighty. You would definitely not be able to house the male oryx and male gazelles on habitat at the same time, and you’d likely have issues between the oryx and camels as well. They are known for goring other animals and for attacking keepers if given the chance. You cannot even house bachelor groups of Arabian oryx together— they will always try to kill each other.
 
Kudu21 said:
There’s a reason you don’t see Arabian oryx in mixed species exhibits very often— they are very aggressive and they have two very sharp skewers on their head. They might be small, but they are mighty. You would definitely not be able to house the male oryx and male gazelles on habitat at the same time, and you’d likely have issues between the oryx and camels as well. They are known for goring other animals and for attacking keepers if given the chance. You cannot even house bachelor groups of Arabian oryx together— they will always try to kill each other.
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Could the Camels and Gazelles live together if i removed the Arabian oryx?
 
Mr Gharial said:
Would an aviary work with Red forest buffaloes, Western sitatunga, Mantled guereza, and multiple bird species?

In a similar concept as the hippo aviary in Beauval (The sitatunga and Buffalo confined to a lower enclosure, while birds and guerezas free-roam). Mantled guerezas are mostly herbivorous but I wanted to make sure

(For birds I was thinking Great blue turaco, Palm nut vulture, Hamerkop, Western plantain-eater, White-throated bee-eater, Guinea turaco, African green pigeon and Blue-headed wood dove. But it can change)
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I think it's possible.
 
Junklekitteb said:
Would a mix between aardvark, hyrax and sengi in an outdoor habitat work?
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Assuming this is meant to be geographically accurate and representing African savannah/something along those lines, I'd be concerned over something the size of a sengi easily escaping an enclosure made for an aardvark, or them just being almost invisible for the average visitor to see.
 
Mr Gharial said:
I think the mix would work, but I also think it might be too cold for the aardvark and sengi (depending on where it is)
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True, I will account for that.
the racoon has spoken said:
I'd be concerned over something the size of a sengi easily escaping an enclosure made for an aardvark,
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Assuming that the exhibit are solid walls (which I assume would be necessary to contain the hyrax anyway), would there be any risk?

Also, I am wondering if the aardvarks’ excavations would cause problems for the other two in anyway - assuming there are ‘safe areas’ or bolt holes where there will be no digging by them.
 
Mr Gharial said:
How about a mix of Black-faced ibis, Ashy-headed goose, Greater upland goose, Flightless steamer-duck, King penguin, Northern rockhopper penguin and Subantarctic gentoo penguin in a larger, cooled hall
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Bengal Tiger said:
No steamer ducks!!! All four steamer duck species are highly aggressive, and will kill other birds.
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Sorry about the tardy reaction, but I have a few extra notes about the steamer ducks to add.

At my local zoo Planckendael a mix of steamer ducks (Fuegian/Magellanic flightless) with penguins, flamingos and other birds exists, however the steamer ducks are two females. I have never seen any negative interaction there between the two steamer duck females and the other birds, although one of the steamer ducks was for a while very and somewhat inappropriately interested in the black-necked swans also housed in the aviary.

From what I have read it is the adult males that are highly aggressive, especially during the breeding season, and not only to other birds but also potentially to humans, so not very suitable for a walk-through aviary or exhibit.

So it seems steamer ducks cannot be kept in mixed exhibits if breeding them is desired, and only females can be kept in mixed and walk-through exhibits.

Junklekitteb said:
Would a mix between aardvark, hyrax and sengi in an outdoor habitat work?
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I think aardvark and hyrax could work if the hyraxes have a space to get away from the aardvarks. I think sengis are too small and fragile to be mixed with aardvarks or hyrax.
 
Can black rhinoceros be mixed with other species?

I know they are more aggressive than white rhinoceroses, so I am wondering whether mixing them is possible. I'm thinking of other ungulates, like antelopes or zebras.
 
KevinB said:
Can black rhinoceros be mixed with other species?

I know they are more aggressive than white rhinoceroses, so I am wondering whether mixing them is possible. I'm thinking of other ungulates, like antelopes or zebras.
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I'm fairly certain I made a list of all mixes with black rhinos somewhere in this thread. I'll go look for you
 
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