Mixed species exhibit ideas
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A lot of birds, yeah. Zie-zoo houses them with Spoonbills, herons, rollers, flamingos, turacos, ibises, hamerkops and ducks. Beekse Bergen houses them with Guineafowls, storks and cranes
Yeah most larger birds are relatively safe to mix with them, though breeding other species may be difficult. Hornbills are pretty rough on small species like weavers and finches. Some smaller mammals can work as well, such as hyrax and some of the duikers.
Haliaeetus
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Many species can live with Rhinos in an Asian plain, practically all the hoofstock species, various birds (geese, Cranes...), etc...
Are Scimitar-horned oryx good for a mixed species exhibit and if so what have they been mixed with before?
Yes, they have been mixed successfully with a wide variety of hoofstock as well as birds. They are a bit aggressive and space is generally the key. They will hybridize with other oryx and Addax.
Sphenisciologist
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Red River Hogs and Black Crowned Cranes seems like a good combo, considering they live in similar regions and habitats and also mix relatively well with other hoofstock.
I'd be skeptical of this mix. Cranes tend to be rather fragile, especially when flight-restricted, and river hogs are a typically aggressive species that could pose serious danger to the cranes if they chose to.
Overall, cranes are a species that tend to work in a wide variety of mixes though, and I'd suggest good options for them are tortoises, other birds, and smaller antelope species.
From what I gather, Red River Hog mixes have had varying degrees of success, but a better person to answer that question would be @Kudu21
Sphenisciologist
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Red River Hogs usually are aggressive to unknown animals and strangers, so if they were familiar with the cranes from the earlier stages of their lives, I would say it could go rather smoothly.
Plus, my zoo mixes them with bat-eared foxes. Which is an interesting choice
I second @Neil chace that this is risky. RRH have been kept successfully with cranes but they are notorious troublemakers.
Plus, my zoo mixes them with bat-eared foxes. Which is an interesting choice
As long as the foxes have areas they can retreat to it can work. Again probably somewhat risky with RRH. I've seen Bat-ears mixed with Warthog before; warthog is usually less aggressive than RRH afaik.
Sphenisciologist
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This is true, despite all the stereotypes of warthogs being lion-chasing beasts
@Galapagos Penguin , I will echo @Neil chace and @Great Argus in saying that no matter the situation, a RRH and crowned crane mixed habitat is not one I would reccommend. RRH mixes almost always end up going badly because they're either too orney for their own good or they end up going after or injuring other animals. I've heard stories of them being kicked unconscious by okapi, gored by nyala, and attempting to catch and eat bat-eared foxes. Being highly intelligent, their personalities vary greatly, so mixes can work out for extended periods of time just because of the specific pigs or specific individuals of the other species. It's always just a safer bet to house them separately and to not use birds as fancy lawn ornaments in mixed exhibits.
I have personally worked with both RRHs and warthogs, and it is true that warthogs are generally more even-tempered and less destructive than RRHs; however, that does not mean that they are still not ornery pigs
Males, especially, with their much larger tusks are more of a threat, if provoked. The warthog mix at the SDZSP fell apart after introducing new pigs that were less tolerant (they always had to be separated when either species had young), and Caldwell also no longer has warthogs in their mixed savanna (they recently switched them for RRHs, which I will be interested to see how that goes, as I can definitely see an ornery RRH being much too confident with one of their Grevy's and not coming out as lucky as the RRH that took on an okapi...)
I have personally worked with both RRHs and warthogs, and it is true that warthogs are generally more even-tempered and less destructive than RRHs; however, that does not mean that they are still not ornery pigs
Males, especially, with their much larger tusks are more of a threat, if provoked. The warthog mix at the SDZSP fell apart after introducing new pigs that were less tolerant (they always had to be separated when either species had young), and Caldwell also no longer has warthogs in their mixed savanna (they recently switched them for RRHs, which I will be interested to see how that goes, as I can definitely see an ornery RRH being much too confident with one of their Grevy's and not coming out as lucky as the RRH that took on an okapi...)
Bengal Tiger
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They can be mixed with some other African species such as Allen's swamp monkeys (LPZ does this mix I believe).
Lota lota
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Would any type of bird be possible or would the monkeys predate on the eggs and hatchlings?To my knowledge guerezas don't eat any vertebartes.
Bengal Tiger
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I don't think so, but I can't say for sure.
Haliaeetus
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I've seen Mantled Guerezas with Gorillas.
Larger primates with birds is generally a bad idea.
Saint Louis mixed Red River Hog with Bat-eared Fox. DAK Lodge used to keep Red River Hogs in one of the savannas but they are separated now.