Mixed species exhibit ideas

1. You could do Reeves’s muntjacs or chitals in combination with the Indian rhinos.
2. A mix of Indian gaurs, Indian antelope and barasingha deer could be a possibility. Maybe also nilgais, but not sure about those.
3. You could do fishing cats or clouded leopards, or yellow-throated martens.
 
AmazonianHippo said:
1: What would you recommend I mix Greater One Horned Rhino with, the enclosure would be temperate as a pose to tropical, and I’m looking for something small and skinny so as to contrast with the rhino.
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Indian rhinos mix surprisingly well, and can be mixed with deer, small antelopes, large antelopes and pigs. Blackbuck or hog deer could be good options

AmazonianHippo said:
2: The centrepiece of one particular exhibit is a large mixed Asian Grassland. Obviously without Indian Rhinos, and also in a temperate style, what hoofstook or anything else could I include.
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Burmese brow-antlered deer, Axis deer, Domestic water buffalo, Nilgai, Blackbuck, Reeves's muntjac and primates like Northern plains grey langur and Rhesus macaque

AmazonianHippo said:
3:A small animal (preferably a mammal) that could be in front of this savannah, similar to the porcupine and African savannah set up at Chester.
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Red panda, Raccoon dog, Small-clawed otter, Binturong, Indian crested porcupine... Plenty of options here
 
AmazonianHippo said:
I’m in the midst of starting a new zoo set in Northern Italy, but before I get started, there are a few ideas I need to build on that come in the form of mixed species exhibits.

1: What would you recommend I mix Greater One Horned Rhino with, the enclosure would be temperate as a pose to tropical, and I’m looking for something small and skinny so as to contrast with the rhino.

2: The centrepiece of one particular exhibit is a large mixed Asian Grassland. Obviously without Indian Rhinos, and also in a temperate style, what hoofstook or anything else could I include.

3:A small animal (preferably a mammal) that could be in front of this savannah, similar to the porcupine and African savannah set up at Chester.
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The rhinos could be mixed with Blackbuck and Common Hog Deer, maybe Nilgai as well. Those three species would also work for the savanna display.
 
Would a mix of a herd of elk (wapiti) (5-6, non-breeding) work with 2 coyotes in a large enclosure? This is mainly inspired by the mix of bison and coyote at sainte-croix.
 
Like MOG says, I should keep the peafowls separated. The gibbons and langurs together is a good mix, but you should give them enough space.
 
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Would a large, possibly red-lit African nocturnal enclosure with these work? If not, what species could work. - Straw-colored fruit bats, aardvark, mohol bushbabies, bat-eared foxes, cape porcupines, spotted Dikkop, and possibly southern white-faced owl
 
MOG2012 said:
Would a large, possibly red-lit African nocturnal enclosure with these work? If not, what species could work. - Straw-colored fruit bats, aardvark, mohol bushbabies, bat-eared foxes, cape porcupines, spotted Dikkop, and possibly southern white-faced owl
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What about a large red-lit American wetlands nocturnal enclosure (what species would work best) with these; North American beaver, fish, black-crowned night heron and turtles (what species of fish and turtles)?
Similar concept but for the Amazon with boat-billed heron, douroucouli, sunbittern, Seba’s short-tailed bat, fish, turtles and maybe kinkajou.
Madagascar version: aye-aye, Madagascar buttonquail, Rodrigues flying Fox, grey mouse lemur, Madagascar sacred ibis, and leaf-tailed geckoes
 
MOG2012 said:
Madagascar version: aye-aye, Madagascar buttonquail, Rodrigues flying Fox, grey mouse lemur, Madagascar sacred ibis, and leaf-tailed geckoes
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Of the following, I would exclude the birds and geckos, and only maintain the mammals. Case in point, the diurnal habits of the ibis and buttonquail; in addition to the occasional risk of predation (from the mouse lemurs) regarding the geckos.
 
MOG2012 said:
What about a large red-lit American wetlands nocturnal enclosure (what species would work best) with these; North American beaver, fish, black-crowned night heron and turtles (what species of fish and turtles)?
Similar concept but for the Amazon with boat-billed heron, douroucouli, sunbittern, Seba’s short-tailed bat, fish, turtles and maybe kinkajou.
Madagascar version: aye-aye, Madagascar buttonquail, Rodrigues flying Fox, grey mouse lemur, Madagascar sacred ibis, and leaf-tailed geckoes
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Austin the Sengi said:
Of the following, I would exclude the birds and geckos, and only maintain the mammals. Case in point, the diurnal habits of the ibis and buttonquail; in addition to the occasional risk of predation (from the mouse lemurs) regarding the geckos.
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So would these lineups work?
Africa: Bat-eared Fox, aardvark, mohol bushbaby, straw-colored fruit bat, rock hyrax, cape porcupine and spotted Dikkop
North American wetlands: American beaver, Virginia opossum, black-crowned night heron, brown bullhead, bluegill, largemouth bass and smallmouth bass
Amazon: Seba’s short-tailed bat, Nancy Mae’s night monkey, southern tamandua, sunbittern, boat-billed heron, River turtles, silver dollars, banded leporinus, tambaqui, bronze corydoras, and sailfin pleco
Madagascar: Lesser hedgehog tenrec, aye-aye, Rodrigues flying Fox and grey mouse lemur.

if not, what should be removed and what species (realistic) can be added
 
@MOG2012, based on both casual observation and quick research; this is how I would divide the following:

Grey Mouse Lemur x Tenrec

Aye-Aye x Flying Fox - (an irl version with Straw-Colored Fruit Bats exist/existed in Omaha)

Sunbittern x Boat-Billed Heron x Turtles x South American Fish

Night Monkeys, Tamandua, and Bats are all maintained in separate, single-species areas

Beaver x North American Fish

Opossums and Night Herons are maintained separately

Aardvark x Straw-Colored Fruit Bat x Bushbaby - (similar to Cincinnati; albeit, with smaller bats and primates)

Cape Porcupine x Bat-Eared Fox - (an irl version exists at ZooWorld Panama City Beach in Florida)

Finally, both Hyraxes and Dikkops are mixed with different species in separate enclosures.
 
Austin the Sengi said:
@MOG2012, based on both casual observation and quick research; this is how I would divide the following:

Grey Mouse Lemur x Tenrec

Aye-Aye x Flying Fox - (an irl version with Straw-Colored Fruit Bats exist/existed in Omaha)

Sunbittern x Boat-Billed Heron x Turtles x South American Fish

Night Monkeys, Tamandua, and Bats are all maintained in separate, single-species areas

Beaver x North American Fish

Opossums and Night Herons are maintained separately

Aardvark x Straw-Colored Fruit Bat x Bushbaby - (similar to Cincinnati; albeit, with smaller bats and primates)

Cape Porcupine x Bat-Eared Fox - (an irl version exists at ZooWorld Panama City Beach in Florida)

Finally, both Hyraxes and Dikkops are mixed with different species in separate enclosures.
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I was hoping to have large, indoor galleries that have many species (like diurnal mixed species) so what would work for that? For example, I know beaver and night heron are compatible
 
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