Speculative Zoo Species List Help

Van Beal said:
Not sure if you meant to post this in the Mixed Species Exhibit thread or not, but I'll give my help here.
From what I've been told about Cape Buffalo, they are a species that should not be mixed given their rather aggressive nature. As for the baboon/springbok combo... I've never heard of a baboon mixed exhibit (besides the relatively common combo of gelada and ibex), so I don't know if it would work or what the risks would be in such a mix.
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Yup, I was supposed to post it there. My apologies!;)

And it would actually be on a pretty big, so the animals have a lot of space to escape from each other. And I know the Cape buffaloes aren’t sweeties…

Are the baboons really that agressive?
 
Van Beal said:
Slight derail of the thread (apologies) but I'm curious. Are chacmas specifically bad or is mixing any Papio genus baboon a bad idea?
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The only Baboon in my opinion that's safe for mixed species is gelada with Papio species being aggresive
 
What are some specific species from the following places that are also in AZA zoos;
  • Arid-adapted Andes animals
  • Arid-adapted Atacama animals
  • Arid-adapted Altiplano animals
 
MOG2012 said:
What are some specific species from the following places that are also in AZA zoos;
  • Arid-adapted Andes animals
  • Arid-adapted Atacama animals
  • Arid-adapted Altiplano animals
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To make things easier for you, all of the animals listed below are species mostly present in AZA-accredited facilities; even if you have to use alternatives for certain species and/or subspecies:
  • Cougar - (P. c. couguar in place of P. c. concolor, for which the latter subspecies is absent in North American collections)
  • Guanaco
  • Chilean Flamingo
  • Andean Condor - (native to all three places afaik)
  • Humboldt Penguin
  • Grey Gull - (not too common, but still present afaik)
  • Long-Tailed Chinchilla - (which has already been teased, according to your spec zoo thread)
  • Llama*
  • Alpaca*
  • Burrowing Owl - (A. c. hypugaea in place of A. c. boliviana, for which the latter subspecies is absent in North American collections)
  • Andean Goose - (not too common, but still present afaik)
  • Variable Hawk - (while absent in North America, an importation from European facilities might be possible; otherwise, unrealistic)
*if you plan to implement domesticated animals into this next project of yours
 
Austin the Sengi said:
To make things easier for you, all of the animals listed below are species mostly present in AZA-accredited facilities; even if you have to use alternatives for certain species and/or subspecies:
  • Cougar - (P. c. couguar in place of P. c. concolor, for which the latter subspecies is absent in North American collections)
  • Guanaco
  • Chilean Flamingo
  • Andean Condor - (native to all three places afaik)
  • Humboldt Penguin
  • Grey Gull - (not too common, but still present afaik)
  • Long-Tailed Chinchilla - (which has already been teased, according to your spec zoo thread)
  • Llama*
  • Alpaca*
  • Burrowing Owl - (A. c. hypugaea in place of A. c. boliviana, for which the latter subspecies is absent in North American collections)
  • Andean Goose - (not too common, but still present afaik)
  • Variable Hawk - (while absent in North America, an importation from European facilities might be possible; otherwise, unrealistic)
*if you plan to implement domesticated animals into this next project of yours
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Just saying but you forgot the Patagonian Mara.
 
What are some specific species from the Pampas that are also in AZA zoos? They should ideally be extreme temperature tolerant and arid adapted
 
MOG2012 said:
What are some specific species from the Pampas that are also in AZA zoos? They should ideally be extreme temperature tolerant and arid adapted
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Two ideas for birds:

• A mixed aviary with Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Black Vulture and Red-legged Seriema

• A walkthrough aviary with Elegant-crested Tinamou, Picui Ground Dove, Southern Lapwing, Saffron Finch, Red-crested Cardinal and Blue-backed Grasquit
 
What are some specific species from Indochina and East Asia that have been associated with the myth of the dragon and/or look like dragons. I'm mainly looking for fish, invertebrates, reptiles, and amphibians with an emphasis on reptiles. They should be in American captivity
 
MOG2012 said:
What are some specific species from Indochina and East Asia that have been associated with the myth of the dragon and/or look like dragons. I'm mainly looking for fish, invertebrates, reptiles, and amphibians with an emphasis on reptiles. They should be in American captivity
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Loong / Chinese dragons are mostly inspired by large snakes and Chinese alligators. But just as all mythologies, you'll find that a lot of other animals also have a dragon form.

Although it's completely speculation on my part, there's no way Andrias genus salamanders didn't contribute to Loong myths. They're huge, they're water-dwelling, they're slow-moving, all things I would associate with my Western understanding of Eastern dragons
 
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