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Animal Combinations; Mixed exhibits questions
Topic Started: Nov 23 2014, 09:51 PM (123,760 Views)
KoenZoo
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Foxes are however being combined with Black and Brown Bears succesfully. So I think The Arctic Foxes might work as well with the Polar Bears.

Also White Rhinoceros and Cheetah are "regulary "combined together. Cheetahs need however a place where they can get away from the Rhinoceros. Zoo Leipzig even has Black Rhinoceros combined with Cheetahs and Patas Monkeys.
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Uolym
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Yellow-headed Day Gecko and Mantellas, would it fit? Could I add anything else?
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KoenZoo
Aug 7 2016, 02:04 PM
Zoo Leipzig even has Black Rhinoceros combined with Cheetahs and Patas Monkeys.
Just for the record, Leipzig plans to have this combination but cheetah / patas monkey does not work so far. A first try failed but they'll try it agian ;)

Cheetah and Black Rhino works perfectly though.
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KoenZoo
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Thanks I read about it, didn't knew it wasn't yet tried/successful.
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Uolym
Aug 7 2016, 02:13 PM
Yellow-headed Day Gecko and Mantellas, would it fit? Could I add anything else?
I am not sure, I don't know if the gecko would try to prey on the mantellas and I wouldn't risk if you are housing a threatened species.
Most mantellas I've seen where housed alone anyway.

I have seen dart frogs kept with some kind of small gecko when I went to Oliemeulen years ago tho, so I guess something similar could be achieved.
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BossMayhem250
Aug 5 2016, 03:46 PM
Would any of these combos work
Black Rhino/White Rhino, Cheetah
Patas Monkey, Vervet (Green) Monkey
Mandrill, Red River Hog, Okapi
Asian Elephant, Indian Rhinoceros, Babirusa, Fallow Deer
Polar Bear, Arctic Fox
Also, is there anything that Gorillas, or Giant Pandas could combine with?
1. Like Jony said, I don't really think that would work out as you planned.
2. That seems fine
3. The hogs combined with Okapi seem okay, but make sure they also have a space for themselves. I wouldn't risk adding Mandrills.
4. I don't think any of those would work, maybe the rhino and deer but one of them has to have a separate place for themselves
5. Like Uolym said, it would just give the bears some more food
6. I'd suggest small monkeys like Columbus Monkeys or small birds. And perhaps some sort of pheasant with pandas.
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Furka
Aug 7 2016, 05:29 PM
Uolym
Aug 7 2016, 02:13 PM
Yellow-headed Day Gecko and Mantellas, would it fit? Could I add anything else?
I am not sure, I don't know if the gecko would try to prey on the mantellas and I wouldn't risk if you are housing a threatened species.
Most mantellas I've seen where housed alone anyway.

I have seen dart frogs kept with some kind of small gecko when I went to Oliemeulen years ago tho, so I guess something similar could be achieved.
If you want, you could have green tree pythons with any reptile/amphibian that won't harm them, because gtp's are specialized in reading heat signatures and therefore don't see cold blooded animals as prey unless desperate. Omaha Zoo does this, and so do some pet stores.
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Colin
Aug 7 2016, 07:07 PM
1. Like Jony said, I don't really think that would work out as you planned.
6. I'd suggest small monkeys like Colobus Monkeys or small birds. And perhaps some sort of pheasant with pandas.
1. Jony actually said rhino/Cheetah worked, just not Patas Monkey/Cheetah (which is understandable since Cheetahs have even hunted wildebeests which are larger than Patas Monkeys but rhinos are much larger than Cheetahs).

6. Pheasants and Giant Pandas wouldn't work. Pheasants would just be extra food for pandas, Giant Pandas have made meals out of peafowl before so I doubt they wouldn't eat pheasants.


@BossMayhem250 - Maybe a fox (Red or Corsac probably), macaque, grey langur, or medium sized to large deer species might work with Giant Pandas as long as both animals can get away with each other since those animals have been combined with other bear species but pandas are pretty "cool" and unique enough to be held in an exhibit of their own.


Can I combine Bateleur, Secretary Bird, Black Crowned Crane, Egyptian Vulture, and White-backed Vulture?
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Yes, I guess it would work. The only problem I see would be young cranes that are maybe a nice snack for the bateleurs. But with adult cranes I don't see any problem.
The vultures and bateleur would defintely work since Tierpark Berlin has a big aviary with different vultures and bateleurs and even more birds of prey. So I think, adding secretary birds is possible as well.
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I don't think that'd be a problem. Antwerp combines Rüppell's and griffon vultures (there used to be white-headed vultures here as well) with marabous and crowned cranes (among others). The only possible problem I see would be the secretary birds. Though they don't generally hunt large birds, if you want to play it safe, I'd leave them out.
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Humuhumu
Aug 7 2016, 09:27 PM
Colin
Aug 7 2016, 07:07 PM
1. Like Jony said, I don't really think that would work out as you planned.
6. I'd suggest small monkeys like Colobus Monkeys or small birds. And perhaps some sort of pheasant with pandas.
1. Jony actually said rhino/Cheetah worked, just not Patas Monkey/Cheetah (which is understandable since Cheetahs have even hunted wildebeests which are larger than Patas Monkeys but rhinos are much larger than Cheetahs).

Whoops, I must've accidentally wrote Jony xD Sorry Jony.

Perhaps Rhino/Cheetah could work, but wouldn't the rhinos show some sort of aggression towards the cheetahs? I guess it'd work, only if the cheetahs would also have their own private area as well.
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What are the known combinations with the Common Hippopotamus? I just saw a picture of Zurich Zoo where a Zebra was cleaning the teeth of a female Hippo who had a baby so I guess the combination with Zebras could work. I however would like to combine them with Red Lechwes and Sitatungas. Anything known about that combination or other combinations?
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The Woodland Park Zoo hippos appear to be with some other Savannah animals, but I do believe their exhibit is separate. Busch Gardens in Tampa has an adjacent exhibit to the hippos, they have a climbing structure that leads somewhere near the exhibit, but im not sure if they can get in with the hippos or not. And yes, Zurich zoo does keep their hippos with zebras and some other animals I believe, overall I do think the combination would work, but obviously have a separate area for the other animals.
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There's a zoo in Italy that keeps hippos with white rhinos, but i if they have breeding groups of the species.
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Basel Zoo keeps their Hippos with Zebras and Ostriches. ;)
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