Mixed species exhibit ideas

[ilgecko]

So three separate mixes? In that case there's the hybrid problem with the two pheasants. The rest should all be fine

Ah thanks

 

[Platypusboy]

What about Onager, Persian fallow deer and Persian goitered gazelle?

 

[Mickey]

What about Onager, Persian fallow deer and Persian goitered gazelle?

While I think that the deers and the gazelles would go along, equines can be aggressive toward hoofstock smaller than them

 

[Platypusboy]

I was just making sure since the mix between goitered gazelles and onager has already been done at Helsinki zoo and Plzen zoo.

 

[Haliaeetus]

While I think that the deers and the gazelles would go along, equines can be aggressive toward hoofstock smaller than them

If the enclosure is large enough, this mix could work (like the numerous African plains with Zebras or Wild Asses, Antelopes and other species).
The Onagers must be separated from the other ungulates in the night quarters, they must also have separated paddocks.

 

[Lycaon]

Would bongos and okapis go well together?

 

[Mr Gharial]

Would bongos and okapis go well together?

Probably not. Okapi get stressed quite easily. Bongos too. So mixing them both wouldn't be the best idea

 

[Lycaon]

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[IndianRhino]

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You realize you can just like the post right? You don't need to post a single letter response, this isn't texting...

 

[Lycaon]

You realize you can just like the post right? You don't need to post a single letter response, this isn't texting...

Ok, sorry

 

[GiratinaIsGod]

You realize you can just like the post right? You don't need to post a single letter response, this isn't texting...

K

 

[Lycaon]

Can river hippos be mixed with anything besides African cichlids?

 

[Mr Gharial]

Can river hippos be mixed with anything besides African cichlids?

Most birds (including storks such as marabous. As well as vultures) and smaller gazelle species such as nile lechwe. Though other animals such as river hogs or meerkats (given that they have a place to get away) would work

 

[Haliaeetus]

Can river hippos be mixed with anything besides African cichlids?

Yes. In Beauval there are Common Hippos mixed with European Freshwater Fish (Carps, Pikes, Sturgeons...) and many birds (Ducks, Storks, Ibises, Pelicans, Vultures...). European fish have been chosen for climatic reasons because the pool is located outdoors.

 

[Bengal Tiger]

K

Well, well, well...

Yes. In Beauval there are Common Hippos mixed with European Freshwater Fish (Carps, Pikes, Sturgeons...) and many birds (Ducks, Storks, Ibises, Pelicans, Vultures...). European fish have been chosen for climatic reasons because the pool is located outdoors.

Interesting to hear, in the US I see tilapia in the outdoor pools (I guess they warm the pools fro the fish)

 

[Dhole dude]

Can river hippos be mixed with anything besides African cichlids?

Along with the other options listed above, Warthogs & Guineafowl should also work fine.

 

[Bengal Tiger]

Can river hippos be mixed with anything besides African cichlids?

Just remembered that longleat keeps theirs with California sea lions, though I doubt that will be done again anytime soon.

 

[Lycaon]

Just remembered that longleat keeps theirs with California sea lions, though I doubt that will be done again anytime soon.

That sounds a bit ambitious, as a hippo could just chop a sea lion in half with its jaws.

 

[Mr Gharial]

Just remembered that longleat keeps theirs with California sea lions, though I doubt that will be done again anytime soon.

They have a giant lake, so unless it's either a fantasy zoo or a zoo with a giant lake that won't work again, no

 

[Haliaeetus]

I cannot see the interest of such an exhibit, assuming that an Hippo would never meet a Californian Sea Lion (nor any Sea Lion) in its natural habitat.