Coatis and Peccary in mixed exhibits!

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Firstly I know this should go under the mixed species thread but I hope more people will see this!

I was wondering if any one has seen exhibits with these two species mixed, if so what size, description of furnishing/housing? I have a friend who plans to mix the two species in his zoo and would appreciate any info anyone has!

Thanks Al

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Salzburg Zoo had this combination for quite a long time. Both species seemed to do fine and successfully raised several litters.

The exhibit was medium in size, with certain areas (constructions of logs and larger branches) just accessible for the coatis, including elevated food boxes, and indoor non-public quarters for both species (yet as far as I remember seperated). The exhibit was limited by a wall in the back and on the visitor's side by a moat and a wooden fence.
The coatis usually slept way up in the tall old trees within the exhibit, but now and then came down to stroll through the well structured area (logs, rocks, mud, sand, etc.), right past the peccaries.

This exhibit was recently redone and is now a flamingo exhibit. (hooray!:rolleyes:)
 
It seems as if coatis are one of the more adaptable zoo species, as they are often in mixed-exhibit enclosures with a variety of other animals. There are many zoos that have them in with andean bears, to name one of the more common partnerships.
 
Thanks Sun that would be great! :) Cheers snowleopard too!
 
Another mixed coati/peccary exhibit: in Zoo Liberec
It is rather a small enclosure (a former rhino outside pen), the concrete floor has been covered by soil/mulch and few dry branches are added. The walls are protected by hot wire, along the visitor pad is a dry moat. At least the coatis breed there (I am not sure about the peccary).
I have no own pics, but I have found some on the net.
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The whole enclosure
 
Some further infos for the Collared peccary & Brown-nosed coati mixing at Salzburg Zoo. There was a third species live together with these species, exactly Capuchin monkeys. The coatis had their own separate enclosure, but they had access to the peccaries. The whole area is not too large, it was only 400 square metres.
Keeping peccaries in a mixed exhibits seldom results some problems, just a few examples: peccaries tried to eat young Patagonian cavies at Stuttgart Zoo (it was a 2500 square metres South American exhibits with five mammal species). At Schwerin peccaries attacked young tapirs. Dortmund Zoo also kept their peccaries on of their South American exhibit for many years, but currently they separated them.
 
@Orycteropus: The capuchin monkeys lived closeby, but not really together with the two other species, espcially in the last years of the existence of the exhibit.

Peccaries can be difficult due to their aggressive nature and "team spirit" in the pack. However, the coati-peccary combination seems to work well in the zoos involved, if each species is granted areas to back out of each other.
 
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