Could Tamandu and Kinkajou be mixed
Mixed species exhibit ideas
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I'm always astounded and disturbed by the posts in this and similar threads where a person's definition of a "successful mixed exhibit" is apparently "but only some of the animals are killed".
Yes. I would expect all Cercopithecus guenons to be able to hybridize, regardless of if it has been previously recorded. There have been a lot of recorded hybrids in Old World monkeys (even between species of differing genera), pairing with the fact that the adaptive radiation in guenons happened rather recently (during the Pleistocene), means there the chance of hybridization being possible is much more likely than it not being possible.
That said, with a few exceptions (i.e., Callimico), contraceptives tend to be widely effective, safe, and reversible, within the Haplorrhines, so the hybridization risk alone shouldn't discount the possibility of a successful mixed-species exhibit, reproductive opportunities would just need to be carefully managed and planned.
This is how it goes in a lot of mixed zoo aquariums. Burgers zoo does this fully on purpose with cichlids and gars to keep the population in check
Madadad
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(First time post in a spec zoo thread, yippee!)
As far as mixed exhibits go, I've had an idea since I joined zoochat for a "horn of africa" themed section of a zoo, with
Hamadryas Baboons
Grevy's Zebra
Houbara Bustards
and African Leopards
Would the Zebras and Baboons work well together?
I don't think Bustards could work with anything but Zebras alone, right?
Right now my plan is three habitats, with the Zebra and Bustards sharing a space.
As far as mixed exhibits go, I've had an idea since I joined zoochat for a "horn of africa" themed section of a zoo, with
Hamadryas Baboons
Grevy's Zebra
Houbara Bustards
and African Leopards
Would the Zebras and Baboons work well together?
I don't think Bustards could work with anything but Zebras alone, right?
Right now my plan is three habitats, with the Zebra and Bustards sharing a space.
Van Beal
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Bustards I feel may even be a gamble with the zebras, though I might be wrong. Given what I've learned of Grevy's in particular being rather aggressive, I'd be cautious at the very least.
NNM.
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Madadad
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Of course they do, I'm not suggesting mixing them. African Leopards are a part of this spec zoo section, not that I'm gonna mix them with much of anything.
NNM.
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Oh…sorry.
Chapman'szebra
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Chapman'szebra
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Yeah I think that would work. Besides, Axis deer are pretty docile and the langurs are strictly folivores with an occasional proclivity for eating insects. The only animal that is actually just a tad bit dangerous is the peacock imo
Chapman'szebra
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Grevy's zebras are literally not safe to display with anything else. They were recently housed together with marabou in Singapore zoo and it didn't work out well. Grevy's zebras are best left solitary.
Chapman'szebra
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Wait I think Prague zoo keeps its Grevy's zebras in the mixed species paddock
Per the AZA Ungulates mixed-species manual (Mixed Species Resources — AZA Ungulates), dik-diks and meerkats were successfully mixed for four years at Disney's Animal Kingdom, from 1998-2002.
Madadad
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Damn. I guess it wouldn't be too much harm to change that species around then, maybe a Gerenuk and Bustard mix.
USZOOfan42
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Bush gardens Tampa includes them with giraffes and other hoofstock.
that's with a very large paddock. The larger the exhibit the better you can mix stuff up
There are several places in the UK that mix Grevy's zebra with other species. As Daktari JG says above though enclosure size might be a factor.
Two of them are drive through safari parks (Woburn and West Midlands), so the enclosures would be large. A third safari park, Knowsley, also has them but it isn't clear from their website what, if anything, they are mixed with.
Two walkaround zoos, Yorkshire Wildlife Park and Marwell) have them in mixed species exhibits too. Paddock size probably makes a difference for them too as they are 13 and 8.5 acres respectively.
Two of them are drive through safari parks (Woburn and West Midlands), so the enclosures would be large. A third safari park, Knowsley, also has them but it isn't clear from their website what, if anything, they are mixed with.
Two walkaround zoos, Yorkshire Wildlife Park and Marwell) have them in mixed species exhibits too. Paddock size probably makes a difference for them too as they are 13 and 8.5 acres respectively.
Even in large paddocks it is best to mix Grévy's zebras only with giraffes or larger and stronger antelopes like addax or sable antelope. And even then the zebras might be an issue when breeding the giraffes or antelopes, and separating giraffe and antelope mothers with calves for a while until the young are stronger will likely be necessary.
Even in safari parks with multi-acre/multi-hectare spaces issues occur with zebras. Zebras, of any species, are best kept separate or mixed very carefully in general. I believe I have read/heard that Grévy's tend to be worse than Plains, and mountain zebras even worse than Grévy's.
Even in safari parks with multi-acre/multi-hectare spaces issues occur with zebras. Zebras, of any species, are best kept separate or mixed very carefully in general. I believe I have read/heard that Grévy's tend to be worse than Plains, and mountain zebras even worse than Grévy's.