Bactrian Deer
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Would it be able to have Stellar Sea Lions with Ribbon seals. Must I remove the males and have only female groups? Or can I have a male of one species and not of the other?
Mixed species exhibit ideas
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All three should be fine together in a sufficiently large enclosure.
Haliaeetus
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In Beauval there's a breeding pair of Red-legged Seriemas in free-flight with Flamingos, Ibises, Egrets, Ducks, Brown Pelicans, Maguari Storks, Vultures and Curassows, in a 2-ha aviary.
I know it's been mentioned in this thread before about Speke's Gazelles not mixing well, but could they work in a large mixed-species exhibit with more mild-mannered species? Specifically, my plan is a 25,000 square-foot habitat for Speke's Gazelles, Lesser Kudu, and Abyssinian Ground Hornbill. Ideally all three would be breeding groups, but other groupings would be acceptable if it'd help the mix succeed.
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In that scenario, my biggest concern would be the size of the exhibit and not the mix. Speke’s tend to do better in smaller enclosures just due to how very fractious and flighty they are. If you have a calm, tractable group — it could work, but you would have to be prepared for it go south very quickly. San Diego’s herd seems to do well with their lesser kudu, and I know Dallas has had that mix historically as well. The males of both antelope would have to be separated, though. Historically, the Speke’s program leader has required that males not be kept in mixed species exhibits because so many had been lost in inter-specific conflicts (including with male lesser kudu). I wouldn’t foresee the hornbills being much of an issue for either species, it would just be whether or not the antelope males are okay with the hornbills.
So do you think this mix would work better in a smaller exhibit? Or would it be better to split the exhibit into two separate ones?
San Diego’s exhibit is smaller, and it seems to have worked well for quite some time now. I think San Diego’s exhibit (with how many animals they have) would be too small to also include the hornbills, as they can be on the territorial side, and I could see conflicts increasing in a smaller space (I’ve seen ground hornbills chase after bongo bulls in bigger spaces in breeding season). I think there’s probably a happy medium somewhere between the two, with a concerted effort being put into desensitizing the Speke’s herd.
Yes, but you'd need to make sure that the ravens weren't harassing the vultures too much. Feeding would need to be done mindfully - the majority of TV's are wimps that are easily displaced by other species.
Dicey - Crested Porcupines are often aggressive.
Osedax
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I was more worried about the foxes. If I remove the porcupines, would this work?
Depends on Fox temperament and whether they take interest in the tortoises, ultimately.
Van Beal
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That was the one issue I did find through my research on other sites. Either way I do believe I’m gonna separate them in my spec design just to be 100% safe.
Aardwolf
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A variety of crocodilians of various sizes and species (most often American alligators)
Osedax
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I know, I am using fennecs because we do not have bat-eared foxes here in Australia.
Osedax
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Apart from American Alligators, I believe ZooTampa mixes them with Florida Black Bears.
Sydney Zoo keeps an Alligator Snapping Turtle in a mixed tank with various fish (Salmon Red Rainbowfish, Silver Batfish, Pacific Blueeye, Banded Rainbowfish and Crimson-spotted Rainbowfish).