Mixed species exhibit ideas

Are these viable ideas?

Sitatunga & Pygmy Hippotamus
Other than the incident that took place at John Ball Zoo in Michigan sometime last year, no other incidents have been reported or otherwise observed between the two species.

African Fish Eagle & African Helmeted Turtle
I haven't seen anything suggesting this combination has been attempted before, and although I'm aware that small turtles and terrapins do fall under the prey category with fish eagles, I'm not truly sure if an adult African Helmeted Turtle would still fall victim to the bird.

Bornean Sun Bear & Silvery Lutung
I know a handful of zoos that cohabitate Sun Bears and Binturongs, and the dynamic would be the same, however, I'm not sure if the activity of the monkeys would stress the bears, or provoke them enough to attack and/or injure the monkeys.
 
Newt said:
Are these viable ideas?

Sitatunga & Pygmy Hippotamus
Other than the incident that took place at John Ball Zoo in Michigan sometime last year, no other incidents have been reported or otherwise observed between the two species.

African Fish Eagle & African Helmeted Turtle
I haven't seen anything suggesting this combination has been attempted before, and although I'm aware that small turtles and terrapins do fall under the prey category with fish eagles, I'm not truly sure if an adult African Helmeted Turtle would still fall victim to the bird.

Bornean Sun Bear & Silvery Lutung
I know a handful of zoos that cohabitate Sun Bears and Binturongs, and the dynamic would be the same, however, I'm not sure if the activity of the monkeys would stress the bears, or provoke them enough to attack and/or injure the monkeys.
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Bioparc Valencia has pygmy hippos, sitatunga and primates living together. Some zoos in Europe have sitatunga/nyala with common hippos. There is always a potential risk, but it works.
 
Osedax said:
Could an Alligator Snapping Turtle be mixed with smaller turtles e.g. Eastern River Cooters or Red-eared Sliders?
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I know for a fact that they eat fish, but I think they would do fine with turtles though as long as they were full grown, I’ve seen this mix quite often, but I’ve yet to know how successful it is.
 
Osedax said:
Could an Alligator Snapping Turtle be mixed with smaller turtles e.g. Eastern River Cooters or Red-eared Sliders?
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I’ve read that Alligator Snappers will occasionally eat other turtles, but if the mix exists as @AndyJ08 says than there is likely no issue so long as you keep your snapper well-fed
 
Osedax said:
Could an Alligator Snapping Turtle be mixed with smaller turtles e.g. Eastern River Cooters or Red-eared Sliders?
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Reptilia has Alligator Snapping Turtle mixed with Red-eared Sliders, they are doing OK. Red-eared Sliders are fed with shrimps while the AST is fed with larger food like rats and rabbits, so they don't compete with each other.
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In regards of this question, which is rather broad when compared some of my previous ideas. What are some the best diurnal animals that can successfully mix with Aardvarks in an all-outdoor exhibit?
 
Austin the Sengi said:
In regards of this question, which is rather broad when compared some of my previous ideas. What are some the best diurnal animals that can successfully mix with Aardvarks in an all-outdoor exhibit?
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I think there would be Sulcata Tortoises too, as well as various birds. Maybe there would be Hyraxes, Dik-diks, Vervet Monkeys and other small peaceful mammals.
 
@oflory mixing striped hyenas with any bear species sounds a bit too risky in my opinion. Mostly because I fear that either one could pester the other into full on aggression; especially when it comes to how much space the two species are confined to.
 
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pichu said:
ive heard about squirrel monkey and capybara, is capuchin capybara possible
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I have seen that mix in a setup where both species had the opportunity to get away - the capuchins in their climbing structures and on an elevated area not accessible to the capybaras, and the capybaras into the water and via the water to a zone around another monkey island. This is at GaiaZoo in the Netherlands. I have also seen juveniles capybaras in this exhibit.
 
KevinB said:
I have seen that mix in a setup where both species had the opportunity to get away - the capuchins in their climbing structures and on an elevated area not accessible to the capybaras, and the capybaras into the water and via the water to a zone around another monkey island. This is at GaiaZoo in the Netherlands. I have also seen juveniles capybaras in this exhibit.
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ok, thank you
 
Would Prevost's squirrel and Northern treeshrew cause problems to each other if they were both free-roaming in a larger hall?
 
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