Van Beal
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Alright so just swap the arowana for the Twig Catfish and it should be fine?
Mixed species exhibit ideas
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Should be, yes.
Nile Hippo Expert
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Yes that should be an okay mixed species exhibit if you swap those two.
ZooTripper365
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Also quite a common mix in Safari Parks to have antelope and other hoofestock with bongo. I could see this becoming successful if enough space is provided for each species to have time alone. That's how I've seen it done anyway.
ZooTripper365
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Probably if netting is provided
It is generally not a good idea to keep cranes with ungulates because of the risk of the cranes getting kicked, struck by horns or trampled by the hoofstock.
The combination with the cormorants and/or ducks might work, but you would still have the issue of flight restriction. But a netted set-up with waterbuck and waterfowl would probably work.
This is one of those mixes that "is generally not a good idea" but is still practiced by many, many, zoos. In other words, while it has ended badly in some cases, many other zoos do manage to pull it off.
Bactrian Deer
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Could Mouflons, Cinereous Vultures, Griffon Vultures, Bearded Vultures, and Egyptian Vultures work in a large aviary?
Haliaeetus
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I think it would be possible.
Many zoos have experienced mixed exhibits with caprids and vultures (as well as the more common mixes with antelopes and vultures, that I find good if the birds are able to fly, that is usually the case in an aviary).
Unless you completely net the whole enclosure over, you will be constantly faced with the issue of a) obligatory waterfowl indoor keeping due to seasonal Avian influenza outbreaks and b) animal welfare issues due to more and more countries outlawing feather clipping, pinioning etc.
Both of these should work in a large enough aviary, if you provide the birds with areas to get away from the hoofstock
Gibbonsagainstgravity
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Elk & bison and Pronghorn & bison have been mixed many times; would all three or just Pronghorn & Elk work?
https://www.zoochat.com/community/m...untain-elk-pronghorn-antelope-exhibit.298620/
Always worth it to check the gallery first
Though it doesn't seem to be done that often, I only see three institutions having the mix
I expect the biggest reason it's little done is the difficulty in keeping Pronghorn outside their native range, as well as having enough exhibit space for the three species to roam and sufficiently avoid each other.
La Cucaracha
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This Central Asia mix idea for zoos in cold climates has been on my mind a lot lately, but I'm not sure how they'd do all together:
-Takin
-Goitered gazelle
-Przewalski's horse and/or Onager
-Bactrian camel
-Yak
But could other cold-hardy animals like vicuña comfortably cohabitate with those species?
I'm not married to zoogeography for this mix since the important thing is species that are well suited for hot summers and freezing winters.
I love giraffes, but I think African hoofstock is overrepresented at zoos in cold climates.
-Takin
-Goitered gazelle
-Przewalski's horse and/or Onager
-Bactrian camel
-Yak
But could other cold-hardy animals like vicuña comfortably cohabitate with those species?
I'm not married to zoogeography for this mix since the important thing is species that are well suited for hot summers and freezing winters.
I love giraffes, but I think African hoofstock is overrepresented at zoos in cold climates.
Takin and Yak aren't the best choice for hot summers. The gazelles would probably be taken out pretty quickly.
Elk, bison and Pronghorn were mixed at NEW Zoo for many years.
La Cucaracha
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At least where I live, these species seem well adapted in captivity year round.
You're probably right about the gazelles, for reasons obvious. Unless, maybe... they had enough space, maybe escape/hide areas?
Haliaeetus
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In many French zoos, Takins and Yaks thrive in places with hot summers, even near the Mediterranean sea.
I don't see the interest to bring Vicuñas in an Eurasian themed plain. You would better place them in a South American enclosure with Rheas, Maras and other hardy species, or even in an aviary with various birds and perhaps Chilean Pudus. One may even think to a mix with Humboldt or Magellanic Penguins, if there are safe places for the birds, closed to the hoofstock.
I don't see the interest to bring Vicuñas in an Eurasian themed plain. You would better place them in a South American enclosure with Rheas, Maras and other hardy species, or even in an aviary with various birds and perhaps Chilean Pudus. One may even think to a mix with Humboldt or Magellanic Penguins, if there are safe places for the birds, closed to the hoofstock.