Paul.Haerle
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Mixed species exhibit ideas
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Has anyone here already asked for the following?:
1) beavers mixed with waterfowl. The species I have in mind are cackling geese , wood ducks, and trumpeter swans.
2) Tree kangaroos with anything. I plan on taking an approach similar to Singapore’s Fragile forest so I was wondering if tree roos could be mixed with species outside of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
1) beavers mixed with waterfowl. The species I have in mind are cackling geese , wood ducks, and trumpeter swans.
2) Tree kangaroos with anything. I plan on taking an approach similar to Singapore’s Fragile forest so I was wondering if tree roos could be mixed with species outside of Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Paul.Haerle
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I don’t think there would be any problems with Wood Ducks, as the Wilhelma mixes American Beavers with Buffleheads. Cackling Geese should work too, but the Trumpeter Swans could attack the beavers.
Dr. Loxodonta
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Thank you both, the Quail-Doves shall be housed slightly off the main path, in two aviaries designed so that the netting carefully weaves under the branches of a sculpted mangrove, creating a barely noticeable mesh that feels open and natural rather than confined.
Paul.Haerle
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White-crowned Pigeons or Cuban Amazons could be added, if You want
They should be fine with smaller, ground-dwelling species like potoroos of woylies
What about species outside Australia and PNG such as chevrotain or birds from other islands?
Paul.Haerle
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Tree kangaroos and birds don’t work, they killed for example Cape Barren Geese
Paul.Haerle
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Would Mountain Caracaras and Burrowing Owls leave Inca Terns, West Peruvian Doves, Black-necked Stilts and Peruvian Thick-knees alone or would they stress or attack this birds? (During breeding season both species (caracara and owl) would be kept in a separate aviary)
MOG2012
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They will still stress it out (the presence alone). The burrowing owls could compete for ground space with the thick-knees. The caracaras will harass all species and could eat any small individuals (not only babies) of the birds. Caracaras wouldn't work at all but the owls is possible
Paul.Haerle
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Both species will be kept for the whole year in the separate aviary.
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Tamandua56
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Is it possible to envisage cohabitation between spectacled bears and common woolly monkeys without the risk of animosity?
Is cohabitation between Linnaeus's two-toed sloths and keel-billed toucans possible ? Could another animal be added to the mix, such as a small primate (tamarins, marmosets, sakis, etc.), an armadillo, a paca, another bird species, or something else?
Is cohabitation between Linnaeus's two-toed sloths and keel-billed toucans possible ? Could another animal be added to the mix, such as a small primate (tamarins, marmosets, sakis, etc.), an armadillo, a paca, another bird species, or something else?
MOG2012
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There is a low risk but the bears can climb so stress is possible but it just has to be large
It would work
Paul.Haerle
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Ground living species should work: any armadillo species, Lowland Paca, Ocellated Turkey or Great Currasow
Paul.Haerle
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Would Great Barbet, Rufous Treepie, Indochinese Green Magpie and Lady Amherst's Pheasant work together?
During breeding seasion there would be separate aviaries behind the scences.
During breeding seasion there would be separate aviaries behind the scences.
MOG2012
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The tree pie/green magpie would attack/harass the other animals. The barbet could get stressed. Having just the treepie instead of the magpie would make the mix work more
1/ Jacanas are imho too fragile for this mix. Storks would almost certainly take chicks and ducklings
2/ Most toucan species will take eggs and chicks
Van Beal
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For the first one, remove the jacanas and don’t breed any of the species besides the stork (or do the breeding bts) and it should be fine.
For the second one, it would work if the breeding took place bts so as to not lose any eggs/chicks to the toucan.
Honestly, I think this one could work. oropendolas lay their eggs in deep, woven nests and if the Toucanets are well-fed enough I don't think they'd go through the trouble of trying to get inside the nest.