Mixed species exhibit ideas

Mr Gharial said:
It would be preferable if you would put multiple questions into one post.

Also: no to all three, because of trampling risks for the bird mixes, and eating risks with the crocodilian mix
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what are the risk for warthogs and marabous?
 
Olek said:
what are the risk for warthogs and marabous?
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Trampling first and foremost. No matter what might be thought due to the height of the birds in comparison, trampling is a risk. Additionally, the digging behaviour in warthogs can lead to injuries to the storks’ legs should they step in them wrong.
 
Osedax said:
Could Freshwater Crocodile and Merten's Water Monitor work?
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This is a difficult one. I'm tempted to say it wouldn't work, but quite a few zoos do mix caimans and iguanas. Seeing as Merten's water monitors are about the same size as iguanas, and a small Freshwater crocodile is about as large as a large Spectacled caiman, I'd say it would work as long as the Freshies are smaller animals.
 
Olek said:
southern ground hornbill + african crested porcupine?
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No need to ask twice, just be a little bit patient :D

As your answer, porcupines are generally weird mixes because of many factors mainly their back artillery, which could pick the interest of some and that someone might need medical attention after playing with spikes.
I'd argue something slower and much more relaxed, like tortoises, would be ideal.
 
Olek said:
southern ground hornbill + african crested porcupine?
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Building off of what Mickey said, I would also agree that while mixing porcupines and ground hornbills is not completely out of the question, it does seem a bit risky to mix two animals of a similar size but different personalities together, especially if one of them is equipped with nearly 1-foot long quills…

It’s worth mentioning that porcupines can be successfully mixed with other species (Ex. Henry Doorly houses White-Handed Gibbons and Indian Crested Porcupines together), but this is usually due to each animal inhabiting different areas of the exhibit (in this case, gibbons in the trees and porcupines being on the ground/hollow logs). By providing each species with an available space to get away from the other if need be, this allows for minimized interaction between the two and thus, less potential for a conflict.

As for your proposed mixture, I would suggest replacing the ground hornbill with a more arboreal species of African hornbill such as Trumpeter, Silvery-Cheeked, Von der Decken’s, or one of the Red-Billed hornbills. And as previously suggested, I could also see tortoises working, as they are pretty calm animals in general and their shell makes them somewhat impervious to the porcupine’s quills.
 
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Are there any monkey or African hoofstock that could be exhibited with Mandrills? Colobus monkeys, Allen’s swamp monkeys, wolf’s guenons, de Brazza’s, sitatunga, etc.?
 
BenFoxster said:
Are there any monkey or African hoofstock that could be exhibited with Mandrills? Colobus monkeys, Allen’s swamp monkeys, wolf’s guenons, de Brazza’s, sitatunga, etc.?
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I know Drills have been mixed with Sitatunga, Pygmy hippo, Red forest buffalo, Northern talapoin, DeBrazza monkey and Collared mangabey.

Mandrills aren't mixed as often, but have been mixed with Grivet, Colobus, DeBrazza monkey and Red river hog,
 
Typical wallaby walkabout but around a pond holding (among other Aussie waterfowl) black swans. Would there be anything to worry about?
 
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