Mixed species exhibit ideas

Could a large sahel themed enclosure for giant eland, red fronted gazelle, kordofan giraffe and nile lechwe work?
 
If large enough, almost every enclosure could work for an mix of herbivores.

You're main problem will be that there are no giant eland nor red-fronted gazelles in captivity (at least in Europe).

Nile lechwe doesn't fit for me as it is an inhabitant of marshland: same region (but very restricted) different eco system.

Maybe Niger giraffe would fit even better in a Sahel exhibit than Kordofan (it's single most important population in the Garamba NP lies way out of the Sahel region, although it certainly originated within the boundaries of the Sahel). The latter is rather a borderline species between the true Sahel and the woodland savannah.

You could consider also red-necked ostrich, some other gazelles or scimitar-horned oryx.
 
Philipine eagle said:
If large enough, almost every enclosure could work for an mix of herbivores.

Maybe Niger giraffe would fit even better in a Sahel exhibit than Kordofan (it's single most important population in the Garamba NP lies way out of the Sahel region, although it certainly originated within the boundaries of the Sahel). The latter is rather a borderline species between the true Sahel and the woodland savannah.
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The reason i did not include the nubian giraffes are more rare in North american and European collections than kordofan
 
GiratinaIsGod said:
You can mix macaques with sloth bears, but there is a real danger that a monkey gets killed, with such an endangered species, you should not risk that
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Leipzig does (or did) this with rhesus macaques and sloth bears for many years.

It appears to me that many people find the Beekse Bergen incident far more horrifying because it's a primate-predator case. I don't, predators hunt (sometimes). In this case, the primate probably annoyed the bear one time too many.
It's simply a risk of mixed exhibits. There are a lot of known incidents between herbivores too, but there's less fuss about that.
 
According to ZTL, there's an interesting mix of Gelada, Rock hyrax, Nubian ibex and Blue-winged goose in Magdenburg zoo

Would swapping Gelada with Hamadryas baboon bring any negative effects?
 
Mr Gharial said:
According to ZTL, there's an interesting mix of Gelada, Rock hyrax, Nubian ibex and Blue-winged goose in Magdenburg zoo

Would swapping Gelada with Hamadryas baboon bring any negative effects?
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I have seen the exhibit in Magdeburg, and I think there are also african black ducks. I'm no expert, but I don't think other baboons would work, I think they could be quite aggressive, and I don't know mixed exhibits with them. Geladas are safe to mix with ungulates I think, e.g. Rheine has them mixed with barbary sheep in one enclosure
 
JoJo22 said:
I have seen the exhibit in Magdeburg, and I think there are also african black ducks. I'm no expert, but I don't think other baboons would work, I think they could be quite aggressive, and I don't know mixed exhibits with them. Geladas are safe to mix with ungulates I think, e.g. Rheine has them mixed with barbary sheep in one enclosure
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Hamadryas baboons have been mixed with barbary sheep as well in Amersfoort
 
Philipine eagle said:
Leipzig does (or did) this with rhesus macaques and sloth bears for many years.

It appears to me that many people find the Beekse Bergen incident far more horrifying because it's a primate-predator case. I don't, predators hunt (sometimes). In this case, the primate probably annoyed the bear one time too many.
It's simply a risk of mixed exhibits. There are a lot of known incidents between herbivores too, but there's less fuss about that.
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I totally agree with you, however this case is a bit different imo. As far as I can find on the internet, sloth bears don’t hunt on mammals on the wild, only insects. If this whole group of bears ate a macaque, there’s something wrong. We either don’t know enough about the species’ diet, or their behaviour changes in captivity. I don’t that’s a safe species to use in mixed exhibits.
 
What other African species could potentially be housed with African forest buffaloes and Red river hogs in a large exhibit, say in a wildlife or safari park type facility?
 
KevinB said:
What other African species could potentially be housed with African forest buffaloes and Red river hogs in a large exhibit, say in a wildlife or safari park type facility?
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Potentially a primate species. I am not sure though, so confirmation from someone else would be greatly appreciated.
 
Mr Gharial said:
Would a mix of African bush elephant, Vervet monkey, Blesbok and Common warthog work?
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Elephants + Warthogs = OK
With Antelopes = OK but only with a very large space
With Vervet Monkeys : I'm skeptical because of the needs of the primates, they would be too disturbed in a small enclosure and impossible to manage in a large, open park.
 
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