Why?... chances are ten to one the mix ends either by a dog getting kicked to death by a giraffe or a giraffe dying after getting spooked and crashing into something...
Mixed species exhibit ideas
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Why?... chances are ten to one the mix ends either by a dog getting kicked to death by a giraffe or a giraffe dying after getting spooked and crashing into something...
Should be fine.
I wouldn't consider it worth the risk - just because something mostly eats one thing doesn't mean they'll hold to that should a convenient opportunity present itself.
Bactrian Deer
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Could 0.1 Shoebill be mixed with Abdim’s Stork if Saddlebills? And what other aquatic type birds could be mixed from Africa?
antilio capra
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It has been observed that Saddlebills will chase Shoebills.
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Van Beal
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And given that tree-kangaroos are not the fastest when they do take to the ground, it wouldn’t be hard for such a “convenient” opportunity to present itself to the croc.
Silly idea. Sooner or later the dogs would start to take down the giraffes
Strathmorezoo
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Grey Hornbills, Red Crested Touracos, Purple glossy starlings and Azara's agouti
A question to our hoofstock experts: what would be the ideal mixed-species enclosure for African antelope/gazelles in a traditional zoo setting? I understand few mixes are ever perfect, but I'm curious what would work the best in an enclosure that's about 1.5-2 acres and features at least 2-3 species.
These two have been done before, works great seeing as neither species is likely to interact with the other.
Macaw aggression may be an issue during breeding, but theoretically okay with due caution.
I have heard monkeys will readily steal tortoise food if it is accessible, as might be expected. However as long as the tortoise is fed separately away from the primates there's typically no issues.
First mix has worked for a long time in Blijdorp, though I'm not sure if the macaws were breeding there. The second mix, as other have mentioned, has been done multiple times before
Would it be possible to hold William’s electric blue gecko and Yellow-headed day gecko in one terrarium or would that cause aggression between the species?
Brayden Delashmutt
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you’re kidding right
Platypusboy
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I don't think he is, as this isn't really the type of place to be kidding.
You’d end up with dead giraffes and dogs kicked to pieces. Like I said, silly idea
Brayden Delashmutt
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You’d end up with dead giraffes and dogs kicked to pieces. Like I said, silly idea
No offense, but a small pack of wild dogs isn’t taking down a giraffe-and since you said this I did more research, and I couldn’t find any cases of wild dogs taking down A giraffe let alone an adult.
Here’s a size comparison between the two…
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Aardwolf
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A few things to consider
1.) Animals behave very differently in captive settings than in the wild. When you have animals in close quarters, you are essentially forcing interactions, some of which may not occur in the wild. Wild dogs do not (generally) prey on giraffe in the wild. In an enclosed space, with the animals constantly running into one another, an attack is much more likely.
2.) It doesn't matter if the wild dogs go after the giraffe or not. All that matters is that giraffe might think that they could. In this case, the giraffe will either a) lash out and kick the dogs to death, or b) run around in a panic and break legs, necks, or what have you.
There is no version of this that will have a happy ending.
1.) Animals behave very differently in captive settings than in the wild. When you have animals in close quarters, you are essentially forcing interactions, some of which may not occur in the wild. Wild dogs do not (generally) prey on giraffe in the wild. In an enclosed space, with the animals constantly running into one another, an attack is much more likely.
2.) It doesn't matter if the wild dogs go after the giraffe or not. All that matters is that giraffe might think that they could. In this case, the giraffe will either a) lash out and kick the dogs to death, or b) run around in a panic and break legs, necks, or what have you.
There is no version of this that will have a happy ending.