Mixed species exhibits with primates

vogelcommando said:
Another combination at Beekse Bergen : Squirrel monkeys with capybara :)
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This mix along with Patagonian conures and a trumpeter species is also done at Chapultepec zoo in Mexico with one of their enclosures.

DDcorvus said:
Dortmund is mixing Orangutangs with Malayan Tapir
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Seriously ? ... Has this kind of mix been attempted before ?

They are biogeographically from the same region of course but I wonder whether this will work out.

Nicolai Bach Thomas said:
Really interested in this thread!

Would love to know peoples experience in mixing L. catta's with small monkeys.
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I have only seen this done once and it was up until fairly recently done at the Sorocaba zoo here in Brazil with a group of four ring tailed lemur which shared their enclosure with a female woolly monkey.
 
baboon said:
Although it is about UK zoos, I think you may be interested in the hamadryas baboon - lion mix exhibit in Beijing Wild Animal Park. It was finally proved to be a poor idea after a bloody war between the alpha male baboon and the male lion...... Now the two species are still kept in the same exhibit, but separated by hot-wires.
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It had to be "proved" to be a poor idea ? :confused: :eek:

Who came up with this idea ? o_O

Is the curator Mickey Mouse?
 
Speaking of agouti's, Tierpark Nordhorn (Germany) keeps Central American agouti's (Dasyprocta punctata) together with a group of Common squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus).
 
Budapest Zoo keeps together
Midas tamarins, a species of Aotus and Two-toed sloths;
Sacred baboons and Barbary sheep;
Golden lion tamarins and agoutis;
Squirrel monkeys, Green-winged macaws and Araraunas;
Ring-tailed lemurs, Black lemurs, Bernier's teal and songbirds.
Sóstó Zoo kept together
Bornean orangs and Siamangs;
Ring-tailed lemurs and Situtungas.
Veszprem Zoo keeps together Apella capuchins with Lowland tapirs.
 
I believe the Bronx had Geladas, Blue-winged Geese and Hyrax in together, possibly Ibex as well?
 
I believe shaldon has held mixes of

Golden lion tamarin with pygmy marmoset

Golden headed lion tamarin with white faced saki

Red titi and emperor tamarin and azars agouti

Grey mouse lemur with giant jumping rat

Slow loris with slender loris and mouse deer

Slow loris with mouse deer

Owl monkey with red titi? (I think)

Newquay zoo I believe held pygmy slow loris with prevost squrill and owstons palm civet
 
Sausagefingers said:
I believe shaldon has held mixes of

Golden lion tamarin with pygmy marmoset

Golden headed lion tamarin with white faced saki

Red titi and emperor tamarin and azars agouti

Grey mouse lemur with giant jumping rat

Slow loris with slender loris and mouse deer

Slow loris with mouse deer

Owl monkey with red titi? (I think)

Newquay zoo I believe held pygmy slow loris with prevost squrill and owstons palm civet
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The Loris would not have been in with the civets?
 
Paignton tried Lowland Anoa with Sulawesi Macaques - but it failed unfortunately. They currently keep squirrel monkeys with agouti and Goeldi’s with Armadillo. You could also argue they keep various primates held on islands with Cranes, Pelicans & waterfowl.
 
Sausagefingers said:
Grey mouse lemur with giant jumping rat

Slow loris with slender loris and mouse deer

Slow loris with mouse deer
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I'm particularly impressed with these couple of mixed species enclosure set-ups as they are just awesome in being biogeographically correct and I like exhibits of that kind rather than random mixed species from different continents.
 
Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
I'm particularly impressed with these couple of mixed species enclosure set-ups as they are just awesome in being biogeographically correct and I like exhibits of that kind rather than random mixed species from different continents.
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That is one of shaldon strong points (there are many). I'm sure there were more back in the old days that were slightly less accurate. I'm racking my brain for some more.

I heard of a spider monkey being mixed with black and white ruffed lemurs. But that was before my time so I can't say how accurate that would be or if shaldon even ever held spider monkeys. This would of been more then 20 years ago.
 
Sausagefingers said:
That is one of shaldon strong points (there are many). I'm sure there were more back in the old days that were slightly less accurate. I'm racking my brain for some more.

I heard of a spider monkey being mixed with black and white ruffed lemurs. But that was before my time so I can't say how accurate that would be or if shaldon even ever held spider monkeys. This would of been more then 20 years ago.
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I definitely think it one of Shaldon's strong points, I totally agree.

Not sure , I like the idea of lemurs being mixed with monkeys, but I've seen it done before successfully here in South America.

Also it was obviously done at Shaldon many years ago when this kind of thing was more common in zoos.
 
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Tunanta said:
Yorkshire Wildlife Park have a mixed exhibit with squirrel monkeys. I can't remember exactly what it had, even though it was only a few weeks ago I was there but I think it had Mara, agouti & capybara?
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The squirrel monkeys mentioned here have now been replaced by saki monkeys. Tunanta was correct about the other occupants.
 
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