cornu aspersum
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Would Siberian ibex and markhor be able to coexist? Alternatively, will takin of any subspecies be able to live with one or both of the above two?
Mixed species exhibit ideas
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Haliaeetus
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I would avoid the Ibex and the Markhor together because these species can cross-breed (unless the Goats are from the same sex, or under contraceptives).
Takin + Markhor or Takin + Ibex remain possible.
Haliaeetus
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The Jackals/Foxes would hide themselves from the Elephants, so it wouldn't be interesting for the visitors.
Mixes with Elephant and Warthog exist, but sometimes the visitors complain about the difficulty to see the hogs. (like in Thoiry Safari Park, where both species were [are?] displayed in the same plain)
Could a mix of American beaver, Striped skunk and various (non-breeding) ducks and turtles work?
Aardwolf
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Skunks would pose a predation risk to ducks and turtles
I've been thinking about an idea for an aviary with a collection of birds from the Southwest United States of America and northern Mexico. Would Montezuma quails, greater roadrunners, burrowing owls, green jays, and plain chachalacas be compatible or would some of them pose a problem. I know corvids can cause issues, but I don't know about green jays specifically.
I feel like Roadrunners and Chachalacas in the same aviary would cause issues, other than that the mix should be fine.
Would would those potential problems be?
It all depends on the size of the exhibit. I know too many ground birds in a smaller aviary is known to be problematic, however if the aviary is large enough I see no reason that roadrunners and chachalacas couldn't cohabitate.
There seems to be more ground bird species from that dry region of the United States in captivity than there are roosting and perching birds, which is why I thought chachalacas would be appropriate. They are mild-tempered as far as I know and they don't really dwell on the ground.
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Erfurt kept african bush elephants, with bateared fox, impala and Grivet Monkeys in the past.
I allways disliked how smal bird of prey aviaries trend to be, and it makes sense to justefy latger aviaries in mixed exhibits, like often done with vultures. So what would mix with Peregrine falcons ?
Haliaeetus
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Erfurt kept african bush elephants, with bateared fox, impala and Grivet Monkeys in the past.
For me, nothing. Except perhaps some Kites / Buzzards that are large enough and not too aggressive so unable to compete / fight with the falcons.
Zoopark Chomutov tries to mix large falcons with vultures. It keeps bearded vultures with sakers falcons and then griffon vultures with peregrine falcons.
They put these species together for the first time in April this year when they finished reconstruction of bird aviaries. I haven´t heard if the mix works out or not. But if they are still together during my next visit, it could be considered at least partial success I guess.
Considering the extremely wide and varied diet of wild Peregrines, I would think nothing. Anything smaller than a Peregrine would get eaten, and anything larger probably has potential to injure the Peregrine.
What will and will not work for enclosures with these inhabitants? Enclosure sizes are flexible within reason and all are indoors.
- blacksmith lapwing, red-crested turaco, Cape teal, Egyptian plover, African jacana, black crake, yellow-mantled widowbird, African spoonbill, blue-billed teal, West African black crowned crane, red-and-yellow barbet
- western capercaillie, waldrapp ibis
- kea, North Island brown kiwi
- Bali myna, maleo, grosbeak starling, jambu fruit dove, pink-necked fruit dove, lesser Bornean crested fireback, Malay great argus, pink-necked green pigeon, Javan pond-heron, tricolored parrotfinch, Sulawesi ground dove, green junglefowl, Malaysian long-tailed parakeet, green imperial-pigeon, chestnut-backed thrush, white-winged duck, crested wood partridge, Storm’s stork, green broadbill, red-billed malkoha, chestnut-backed scimitar-babbler, mountain peacock-pheasant
- great blue turaco or Guinea turaco, Congo peafowl, African gray parrot, western long-tailed hornbill, blue-headed wood dove, Hartlaub's duck, white-throated bee-eater, oriole warbler, splendid sunbird, yellow-crowned gonolek, red-faced pytilia
Most of these should be fine.
1: I feel like the mix of Blacksmith lapwing, Egyptian plover and Black crake might not work, I'd suggest removing at least one of them, maybe two.
3: I think the Keas would be too much for the Kiwi's, these would be better off with Red-crowned parakeets if you want a similar mix
4: Multiple pheasants generally don't mix well, so a list of Maleo, Crested fireback, Argus AND peacock-pheasant should definitely be reduced to one pheasant.
5: Great blue and Guinea turaco can mix fine, if you want them both included. Other than that I'm pretty sure it should be fine, although I don't know much about the last four included birds
Bactrian Deer
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In a 1,600ft^2 habitat, could Cape Porcupines be able to coexist with European White Stork, furthermore could they coexist with Guineafowl or dik-dik?