I agree. Then again I'm not a big fan of wing clipping or or pinioning.
A group I'm curious about mixing are wild ass species. Do they do well with other species? Would an African ass hybridize with a zebra?
Mixed species exhibit ideas
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A group I'm curious about mixing are wild ass species. Do they do well with other species? Would an African ass hybridize with a zebra?
I've heard it tends to vary, much like zebra. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Bigger hoofstock seems to work best. Equidae in general tend to be rather pushy and aggressive with other species.
I've not heard of hybridization between them but I would assume they would given the opportunity, since zonkeys are not exactly the rarest.
They would behave almost like conspecifics if mixed, with attendant issues of fighting and hybridising. There’s actually a very pretty hybrid of the two, accidentally produced, currently living in a U.K. collection.
Zebras are notorious for targeting and killing very young antelopes and deer. I suspect wild asses are the same. Despite what is practiced in some collections, Equids are potentially dangerous to flight restricted birds. Many cranes and storks have been killed over the years, either deliberately or by being ‘run over’.
I can only agree with that, but as these practices are still common practice in the US and in the case of ground hornbills also in many European zoos I think mentioning it is only fair. The fact that netted is mentioned specifically in the question says already enough.
To be fair, this isn't just a problem with equids. In general, pinioned birds (particularly larger ones) and hoofstock is far from a flawless combo. In the case of storks it's absurd anyway that some parks keep thinking that keeping arboreal breeders pinioned in open plains is a good idea. Just the breeding results in aviaries already speak for themselves. And in the case of cranes, it's barely an effort to make a smaller solo exhibit for them (or one with more appropriate cohabitants like dikdiks or duikers).
Works in Beauval and Avifauna with Rueppels vultures instead of hooded, should be fine
Ferruginous Hawk, Northern Goshawk, Great Grey Owl and Barred Owl in a giant immersive aviary?
I'm skeptical of this one. It might work but it might well not. Personally I wouldn't try it. Also by immersive are you meaning walkthrough?
Don’t forget Ruppells are a size larger than Hooded, and better able to stand up to anything silly the Hornbills might try on.
I apologise if this is the wrong thread to ask but I was just wondering if there are any examples/if it’s a realistic idea to have a mixed exhibit of koala and wombat? A single koala with a single wombat? If anybody has any feedback that would be great!
The shrike would eat the quail chicks.
Great Horned Owls are known to hunt Great Grays, so don't know that I would trust a Barred Owl with one either.
Van Beal
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Alright so, theoretically if I were to keep the chicks off-exhibit until they were large enough it would work?
If that’s the case still something I might consider for my spec zoo.
Van Beal
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Yeah I knew that… saw a display of that behaviour at the zoo in Toronto. Very interesting. Just didn’t consider that young birds would be on the menu for them.
Van Beal
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Couple more mixes:
Green Heron and Muskrat
Asian Elephant, Malayan Tapir, and Purple Faced Langur (or any langur species)
Okapi and Yellow-backed Duiker
Hippo and Red River Hog
Western Red Colobus and Spotted necked Otter
Cape Porcupine and Fennec Fox
Flying Squirrel and Greater Sage-grouse
Squirrel Monkey, Cotton top Tamarin, and Pacarana
Yes I know this is more than “a couple”
Green Heron and Muskrat
Asian Elephant, Malayan Tapir, and Purple Faced Langur (or any langur species)
Okapi and Yellow-backed Duiker
Hippo and Red River Hog
Western Red Colobus and Spotted necked Otter
Cape Porcupine and Fennec Fox
Flying Squirrel and Greater Sage-grouse
Squirrel Monkey, Cotton top Tamarin, and Pacarana
Yes I know this is more than “a couple”
Yeah Loggerheads will actively predate small songbirds given opportunity, quail chicks would immediately be a target.
I feel like this is risky. Crested Porcupines tend to be relatively aggressive and are also quick to react defensively when approached. A small fox that would likely be curious and also largely sharing the same areas of the exhibit would likely end up clashing sooner or later.
These two could probably work, although they come from very different habitats.
Haliaeetus
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It exists in Beauval since this summer.