Unusual/unique mixed exhibits?

Onychorhynchus coronatus said:
Dont mean to be morbid but I'm curious as I've never heard of a gibbon doing something like this, what is the video called?
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Sorry, but I can't find the video any more, no matter what search term I use. It might have been removed due to being considered to be graphic content.
I didn't watch the whole video. I remember that the gibbon was restraining the (female?) mallard by holding onto one of its wings. At least one of the comments mentioned that the gibbon was biting the mallard.
 
Cassidy Casuar said:
Sorry, but I can't find the video any more, no matter what search term I use. It might have been removed due to being considered to be graphic content.
I didn't watch the whole video. I remember that the gibbon was restraining the (female?) mallard by holding onto one of its wings. At least one of the comments mentioned that the gibbon was biting the mallard.
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No problem, I was just curious as I know that these kind of incidents in zoos have happened with chimps and many old world and new world monkey species but I just hadn't heard of it with gibbons.

Some gibbon species have been reported preying on nestling birds so I suppose they would be occasional opportunistic predators of birds that entered their enclosures.
 
EternalPigeon said:
I’d say that the coolest mixed species exhibit I’ve seen is at the San Diego Zoo’s Africa Rocks, where they mix African Penguins, Leopard Sharks, and various species of fish together. I never knew that penguins and sharks could be mixed together, but the zoo says its because the Leopard Sharks mainly feed on benthic crustaceans, so they leave the penguins alone.
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Do you know if the penguins harass the sharks?
 
I think the mix of meerkats and gorillas in Ouwehands is also pretty interesting. As well as the mix of raccoon, striped skunk and harbour seal in WILDLANDS (Which lasted a short while because the seals got sick and the raccoons escaped the enclosure)
 
Ouwehands also has an interesting mix of Harbour seal, Southern ground hornbill and Greater cormorant
 
Mr Gharial said:
Ouwehands also has an interesting mix of Harbour seal, Southern ground hornbill and Greater cormorant
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I understand why one would mix seals with sea or water birds (although that also may not be without possible issues), but the hornbills is just really odd. I guess they probably had no other large aviary space available for them?
 
KevinB said:
I understand why one would mix seals with sea or water birds (although that also may not be without possible issues), but the hornbills is just really odd. I guess they probably had no other large aviary space available for them?
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They used to be in an African aviary, maybe they were getting too big or they had issues with the other animals

Sophie Brugmann said:
The Heidelberg Zoo had a genet with their gorillas as a pest control, because they had issues with mice.
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Ouwehands actually has two house cats on park grounds, one is in the African elephant house (and has befriended one of the elephants), the other roams the park, I once found one of them sleeping in the tortoise enclosure
 
Mr Gharial said:
Ouwehands actually has two house cats on park grounds, one is in the African elephant house (and has befriended one of the elephants), the other roams the park, I once found one of them sleeping in the tortoise enclosure
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I have noticed that quite a few zoos, albeit mostly smaller facilities, keep house cats to help control rodents. I understand that, but at a same time it is a bit of mixed message with regards to native wildlife, like birds.
 
Mr Gharial said:
Ouwehands actually has two house cats on park grounds, one is in the African elephant house (and has befriended one of the elephants), the other roams the park, I once found one of them sleeping in the tortoise enclosure
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Correction: Four cats. One in the elephant stables, one in the Giraffe enclosure, one in Urucu (the tropical hall), and one around the Children's farm
 
Rainforest Adventures in Pigeon Forge has rock hyrax, patagonian cavy, and button quail all in the same rather small enclosure.
 
Mr Gharial said:
Ouwehands also has an interesting mix of Harbour seal, Southern ground hornbill and Greater cormorant
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I have to correct this, the Southern ground hornbills are actually kept behind the wadden aviary with Grey crowned cranes. There's a barely visible separation net. They are kept with 2 crowned cranes

Mr Gharial said:
They used to be in an African aviary, maybe they were getting too big or they had issues with the other animals
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ZTL simply lists them to be together with crowned cranes, making me believe they used to be together with them in the aviary near the giraffe stables, but this was incorrect
 
Visited my local zoo, Duisburg, yesterday for the first time after three months and I was very suprised to see that they have mixed the gorillas with their lion-tailed macaques. I have never heard of this mixture before. The macaques stayed very close to the entrance of their indoor enclosure and the gorillas seemed to be very curious about them but the macaques were defending their small territory self-confidently. I don't know since when they have been trying to do this mix and though it is geographically incorrect, it is very interesting to see how it will work out.

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janfc1948 said:
Visited my local zoo, Duisburg, yesterday for the first time after three months and I was very suprised to see that they have mixed the gorillas with their lion-tailed macaques. I have never heard of this mixture before. The macaques stayed very close to the entrance of their indoor enclosure and the gorillas seemed to be very curious about them but the macaques were defending their small territory self-confidently. I don't know since when they have been trying to do this mix and though it is geographically incorrect, it is very interesting to see how it will work out.

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Gorillas are mixed with different animals plenty of times, though I haven't heard of macaques before
 
Johannesburg Zoo:

Ring-tailed Coati and 6-banded armadillo

Pretoria Zoo:

Maned Wolf and Hadeda Ibis
Bactrian Camel and Aldabra Giant tortoise
 
Nix said:
Pretoria Zoo:

Maned Wolf and Hadada Ibis
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Those are very interesting indeed. I assume the hadadas and maned wolves are in an aviary? I think if the ibises were pinioned or wing-clipped they would be hunted
 
Mr Gharial said:
Those are very interesting indeed. I assume the hadadas and maned wolves are in an aviary? I think if the ibises were pinioned or wing-clipped they would be hunted
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Nope, the hadeda ibis are wing clipped though The Maned wolf is coming of age so is a bit lazy and mostly spends his time in the indoor shelter.
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You can't see the hadedas but they're in there.
 
Zoogarten Magdeburg also has a really interesting mix of African elephant, Impala, Grivet Monkey and Bat-eared fox

Bat-eared Foxes in Elephant Enclosure - ZooChat

As well as a mix of Nubian Ibex, Gelada, Common rock hyrax

AND a walkthrough mixed exhibit with Ruppell's Griffon Vulture, Hooded Vulture, Palm Nut Vulture, Secretary Bird, Yellow Mongoose and Cape Porcupine.

I really need to go to this zoo!
 
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