Mixed species exhibit ideas

I suppose Yak, Himalayan tahr and Pere David’s deer would work. Not sure of the Przewalski’s horses, depending if you add a stallion or not I guess and how big the enclosure is. And if you have young animals or not.
 
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ElephasMaximus said:
What would be a good mix for a Central Asian steppe exhibit? I'm thinking something like the typical mixed-species African savanna, but with species from the Himalayas, Mongolia and the surrounding regions of mountain and steppe. Species I'd have access to in my country are yaks, Himalayan tahr, Pere David's deer, and Przewalski's horses (no camels, sadly :oops:).
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Netted area for Bar-headed Geese, Demoiselle Cranes and Ruddy Shelduck?
 
FBBird said:
Netted area for Bar-headed Geese, Demoiselle Cranes and Ruddy Shelduck?
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My country also doesn't allow imports of new bird species except, for some reason, greater flamingos. We had problems with diseases back in the 90s, so there was a blanket ban on avifauna. It sucks, but what are ya gonna do?
 
Could adult Orinoco crocodiles safely be held with turtles like Yellow-spotted amazon river turtle or Arrau river turtle, or are the crocs too large for that to be safe?
 
ElephasMaximus said:
What would be a good mix for a Central Asian steppe exhibit? I'm thinking something like the typical mixed-species African savanna, but with species from the Himalayas, Mongolia and the surrounding regions of mountain and steppe. Species I'd have access to in my country are yaks, Himalayan tahr, Pere David's deer, and Przewalski's horses (no camels, sadly :oops:).
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If I recall correctly, Toronto mixes yak and Przewalski's horse.
 
Mr Gharial said:
Could adult Orinoco crocodiles safely be held with turtles like Yellow-spotted amazon river turtle or Arrau river turtle, or are the crocs too large for that to be safe?
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In my opinion, they are too large. The risk of chronic stress, injury, and predation are simply too high
 
Paul.Haerle said:
Would Scimitar Oryx, Dorcas Gazelle, Mhorr Gazelle and North African Ostrich work in a 3,500 m² enclosure?
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There isn't enough space for a suitable (IMO) amount of oryx. Maybe increase the space by 1,000m+. The oryxes, male Mhorr gazelles, and male ostritches are often aggressive during breeding season or in the ostritches' case, when they are nesting. It would work if there was sufficient space or if the territorial ones were moved behind the scenes. The oryxes might dominate feeding but that's not that likely. Dorcas and Mhorr gazelle can get stressed so visual barriers would be needed
 
MOG2012 said:
There isn't enough space for a suitable (IMO) amount of oryx. Maybe increase the space by 1,000m+. The oryxes, male Mhorr gazelles, and male ostritches are often aggressive during breeding season or in the ostritches' case, when they are nesting. It would work if there was sufficient space or if the territorial ones were moved behind the scenes. The oryxes might dominate feeding but that's not that likely. Dorcas and Mhorr gazelle can get stressed so visual barriers would be needed
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Would it work if I give them about 6,500 m²?
And how many females and males for every species if it would work?
 
Paul.Haerle said:
Would it work if I give them about 6,500 m²?
And how many females and males for every species if it would work?
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The size would work. The size should be 1.3-4 Scimitar-horned Oryx, 1.4-5 Dorcas Gazelle, 1.3-4 Mhorr Gazelle (or all females), and 1.2-3 North African Ostritch (2-3 females work too)
 
I've already had it clarified that Luzon Bleeding-heart and Bali Myna could live together, but could I house the two species with Reeves' Muntjac?
 
I don’t know how the Muntjac will react to the birds. The bali myna’s won’t come at the ground most of the time. The bleeding-heart dove and the muntjac could be trouble if the aviary isn’t big enough I’m afraid.
 
Would Greater flamingos work well with Ring-tailed and Black-and-white/Red ruffed lemurs in an primate-island type exhibit?
 
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