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Mixed species exhibit ideas
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Wel some of the mixes related to my fantasy project:
Things that haven't been done yet a.f.I.k.:
Things that haven't been done yet a.f.I.k.:
- Javan langur + Orang-utan (I know hanuman langur + orang-utan has been done)
- Maned wolf + guanaco + anteater
- Bighorn sheep + collared peccary
- Hariss' hawk + collared peccary (bachelor group)
- Common rock-squirrel + chuckwalla
- Turkey vulture + Hariss' hawk
- Turkey vulture + striated caracara
- Barn owl + American kestrel + North-American porcupine (I highly suspect this to work based on other zoos mixes with these species)
I wouldn’t trust peccaries not to eat the hawks, ditto Barn Owl and the much smaller American Kestrel
Barn owls have been kept with European kestrels and long-eared owls, although apparently these species are a bit larger then American kestrels then I expected so you might be right. Though barn owls are mostly hunters of terrestrial animals so not sure.
I think that the Orangutans would not do well with the javan langurs
I think most owls will take any roosting diurnal bird of prey that they can overpower, when it is roosting. Apparently European Eagle-owls are a major predator of Common Buzzards
West African Dwarf Crocodiles, Madagascan Big-Headed Turtles, & West African Mud Turtles are kept in the same exhibit at the San Diego Zoo.
The huge problem with reptile exhibits that just because it's done doesn't mean it's good when it comes to animal welfare. Mixing reptiles is a complicated matter with factors as aggression, food-competition, diseases and more. In general turtle welfare seems to be a problem as many zoos fail to reproduce them.
Would this combination work well (Western lowland gorillas and mandrills) provided the space is big enough and population dynamics are taken into account?
I think so
Do you guys think that a mix between Geoffroys Marmosets and Red-footed tortoises would work out in the most feasible manner possible (the marmosets would also have a separate enclosure just to themselves)
That should work just fine. It would probably work even if there wasn't a separate enclosure for the marmosets.
Well @Fignewton since marmosets might eat tortoise eggs I just thought it would be best to have the marmosets their own separate enclosure just in case if the tortoises do breed at all,anyone else?
You'll remove the eggs anyway, marmoset or not as smaller tortoise grow up separated from their bigger family members.
Also, tortoises bury their eggs immediately after laying, and as far as I’m aware marmosets will actively try to avoid coming drown to the ground, so it shouldn’t be much of an issue. I’d still recommend removing and incubating eggs though.
I don't think the mix would pose a problem either. Even though reptile mixing is always a precarious thing, I don't except the marmosets to cause diseases or stress in the tortoises. When it comes to the tortoises, the right group formation would most probably be of greater importance to their welfare then the marmosets.
1: I have my doubts wether the rhinos and elephants would get along, but besides these two it could certainly work as long as the deer have spaces to retreat from the rhinos and elephants. I'd rather advise to go with three series of exhibits in this case: elephant enclosures on one side, a small deer enclosure in the middle and rhino enclosures on the other side (with the deer having access to other enclosures).
2: I wouldn't advise it. Whilst mata mata have been kept with small caimans and other reptiles, the utter lack of breeding results (a lot of people don't know it but most mata mata come from wild-collected eggs) suggests that these mixes might not be as good as people think them to be. In general matamata are notoriously difficult to breed, so a large mixed exhibit that's more difficult to monitor and change to the specific requirements for these animals isn't advised. Adding macaws won't make this easier. Wether the macaws can go with the caiman is another thing, but I'm not 100% convinced it would end badly for the macaws. Maybe someone else has knowledge wether this has been done in real life and how it went.
I'm working on a Madagascar themed Exhibit, and was wondering if the following mixes would work, assuming all species were breeding-
-1.1 Blue-eyed Black Lemur, 2.4 Black and White Ruffed Lemur, 2.2 Coquerel's Sifaka
-2.4 Red-ruffed Lemur, 1.1 Collared Lemur
-3.3 Radiated Tortoise, 1.1 Crowned Lemur, 5.5 Ring-tailed Lemur, 1.1 Mongoose Lemur
-3.3 Madagascar Crested Ibis, 2.2 Crested Coua, 1.1 Madagascar Teal, 1.1 Vasa Parrot, 2.2 Madagascar Red Fody
-1.1 Blue-eyed Black Lemur, 2.4 Black and White Ruffed Lemur, 2.2 Coquerel's Sifaka
-2.4 Red-ruffed Lemur, 1.1 Collared Lemur
-3.3 Radiated Tortoise, 1.1 Crowned Lemur, 5.5 Ring-tailed Lemur, 1.1 Mongoose Lemur
-3.3 Madagascar Crested Ibis, 2.2 Crested Coua, 1.1 Madagascar Teal, 1.1 Vasa Parrot, 2.2 Madagascar Red Fody
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