mixed species exhibits

Hello, everyone. I have recently realized no thread has been made to discuss about mixed-species exhibits with wildebeest in them. I was wondering, does any zoo hold them with birds such as marabou and saddle-billed storks or ground hornbills? Also, are they mixed anywhere with Nile lechwe...

I was interested in exhibits mixing polar bears with other species. Arctic foxes were mixed with polar bears twice to my knowledge. First was Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo in 1966. 2,3 young polar bears and 8 arctic foxes were kept in an enclosure 29 m long and 9-12 m wide. The foxes had piles of...

I re-read the AZA accreditation standards after I realized that I may have misinterpreted some parts of them the first time. One thing that was interesting is the AZA standards for visitor interactions with various animals. It's apparently allowable for visitors to interact with reptiles...

Hey everyone, I was just wondering if anyone knows of any zoos that currently, or have in the past successfully kept Capuchins and Spider monkeys together (for a uni design project) I have tried to research this myself but any evidence I've found has either been old (so I don't know if it was...

Hi, I'm currently studying towards a degree in animal science and i also volunteer in a little zoo, Drusillas in the UK. As part of my degree i have to undertake a project of my choice. I am really interested in lemurs and would like to hear from other people who can share some info. At...

do you think that a zoo could successfully group a hippo, black rhino, and a cheetah and possibly an African elephant in the same enclosure. what are the biggest problems you can foresee, how big would it have to be, and how many/ what gender should each spp. be. Thanks!;)

Hello Does anyone know any journals which have researched the use of plants within Mixed Species Exhibits. Thanks