Sun Bears and Binturongs are mixed a few places - Chester and Arnhem spring to mind - seemingly without major problems.
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Sun Bears and Binturongs are mixed a few places - Chester and Arnhem spring to mind - seemingly without major problems.
Willem gorman
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The only known mixed exhibit is chester zoo and there sun bears live with binturong but I dont know otters will be mixed successfully
I hadn’t noticed them mixed at Chester, wonder if it’s a recent thing. I think otters could go wrong.
Willem gorman
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Otters are guaranteed to go wrong . Binurong were mixed with them at chester at least over a year ago
Jersey had a mix of Andean Bears, Coati, and Otters for quite a while. The Otters were removed a couple of years ago and replaced by Howler monkeys. I don't know the events that triggered the moves.
A Bear certainly killed an Otter one time, but that was a long time ago now. Maybe there were more recent repeats...
They've been mixed for a few years now.
The welcoming of the bears in 2021 has been confirmed on their FB page 
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I shouldve placed a bet on this when we speculated a few weeks back!
However, the enclosure footprint if I recall is not enormous. Even if Sun bears are predominantly arboreal, how are they going to prevent stereotypical behaviours (e.g pacing) let alone Ursine destruction?
The video seems to also imply that it'll be a predominantly shared exhibit between bears and binturong, with the otters only having access. So maybe nothing to get too concerned about?
Video of the construction of the Amur tiger enclosure :
Female black hornbill, Mulu, who arrived at the end of October, from Parc Des Oiseaux in France has now been successfully introduced to male Darwin:
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Willem gorman
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Am i correct in saying that black hornbills are endangered
As ecosystem engineers hornbills as a family are bird species most likely to be affect by forest, savannah (in case of the African mixed grassland/forest habitat) and other habitat conversion / destruction. One could say they are indicator species for ecosystem health.
New Jaguar enclosure will be built next year.
It will be twice the size - 6m tall house and exhibit, indoor viewing, underwater viewing, and so much more. A super exciting development!
