Hippopotamus mixed enclosure

Not sure if anyone else said this, but apparently Adventure Aquarium has Cape Porcupines with their hippos.
 
At the Zooparque Itatiba, hippos share an exhibit with two female Asian elephants, some domestic water buffaloes, and one marabou stork.
 
I thought I saw somewhere that Zoo Dvür Králové mixed Egyptian Goose, Ellipsen Waterbuck, Impala, Grey Crowned Cranes and Pelicans (pink-backed?) with their hippos.
 
Disney's Animal Kingdom keeps/kept pink-backed pelicans with their hippos
Jena said:
Not sure if anyone else said this, but apparently Adventure Aquarium has Cape Porcupines with their hippos.
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Also this mix was true at one point but is no longer (there was also several African bird species, I know the hammerkop was one of them)
 
Hipporex said:
Also this mix was true at one point but is no longer (there was also several African bird species, I know the hammerkop was one of them)
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There was a variety of aquatic birds kept with them at one point, but according to AZA's ungulate exhibit document, many were removed after the hippos behaved aggressively towards the birds. What birds the hippos didn't aggress were removed when overhead equipment was added to the exhibit.
 
Canihelpyou? said:
Who has an idea for a animal that can go together with hippos(Hippopotamus amphibius)? Or know any mixed enclosures existing? It would really help me out for a hippo enclosure.
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Thought I ever saw a hippo with an elephant in mixed exhibits and I also saw a rhino with an hippo. I think elephants might work with hippos. But as extra mix. Think both species need to have big own exhibits and have one shared exhibit if you want to make the mix. Think it would work. As long as there are no babies and both species can go away from each other.
Rhino is a bigger risk I guess
 
Jonas broos said:
Thought I ever saw a hippo with an elephant in mixed exhibits and I also saw a rhino with an hippo. I think elephants might work with hippos. But as extra mix. Think both species need to have big own exhibits and have one shared exhibit if you want to make the mix. Think it would work. As long as there are no babies and both species can go away from each other.
Rhino is a bigger risk I guess
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Why? Most hippo mixes end in tears, although they seem to work well at Longleat in the lake with sealions
 
FBBird said:
Why? Most hippo mixes end in tears, although they seem to work well at Longleat in the lake with sealions
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Yeah hippos are to agressive and dangerous but they aren’t capable of killing or being a danger to an adult elephant, while the hippos can seek safety in the water or their own exhibit. Might work out but the question is if both species like the combination, for the elephants I thinks so cause of their high intelligence and interests in learning things. For the hippos idk. I think it’s just neutral. But I think hippo combinations is just something the zoo universe has to think about further and explore and find its limits cause we have really Low amount of experience and knowledge right now.
 
Adventure Aquarium mixes their hippos with a large group of hippos. I'm not sure on the status of other animals though, but I do know for sure a school of cichlids inhabits their pool.
 
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