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Animal Combinations; Mixed exhibits questions
Topic Started: Nov 23 2014, 09:51 PM (123,728 Views)
Vigoga
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May 28 2017, 07:13 AM
Well to be fair, Red-flanked duikers are savanna animals (one of the few ''savanna duiker"). ;)

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Haha I know! I did not mean jungle, but woodlands...! The elephant enclosures usually have little vegetation, because they are a very destructive species. And although I have seen duiker exhibits practically deserted of plants, I think that an enclosure with vegetation would suit them better. ;)
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Pedjaa7
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Hi all, this is probably stupid question but I don't know what to do with this enclosure so i want to ask if harbour seal and rockhopper penguin can be kept in same exhibit? It is pretty large exhibit with indoor tank and outdoor pond with waterfall and rocky coast, and a lot of space to roam around. If i only put penguins in. it feels empty due to its size.
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Vigoga
May 29 2017, 06:54 AM
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May 28 2017, 07:13 AM
Well to be fair, Red-flanked duikers are savanna animals (one of the few ''savanna duiker"). ;)

Edit: Ninja'd >:(
Haha I know! I did not mean jungle, but woodlands...! The elephant enclosures usually have little vegetation, because they are a very destructive species. And although I have seen duiker exhibits practically deserted of plants, I think that an enclosure with vegetation would suit them better. ;)

It could be a nice idea to use this to create some spaces the Duikers could only go and place vegatation in these parts. That would "break" the exhibit of the Elephants also a bit open in smaller parts, instead of being one large exhibit. It would make it harder to spot the Duikers, but if you would place these parts in front of the exhibit and use some elevated paths, you could have a nice view of these parts without missing the exhibit itself.
Pedjaa7
May 29 2017, 11:04 AM
Hi all, this is probably stupid question but I don't know what to do with this enclosure so i want to ask if harbour seal and rockhopper penguin can be kept in same exhibit? It is pretty large exhibit with indoor tank and outdoor pond with waterfall and rocky coast, and a lot of space to roam around. If i only put penguins in. it feels empty due to its size.

That should work. I believe that the combination Harbour Seals/Penguins was even mentioned here not so long ago.
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KoenZoo
May 29 2017, 12:14 PM
That should work. I believe that the combination Harbour Seals/Penguins was even mentioned here not so long ago.
Thanks I will look for it now :)
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Zoo Tycooner FR
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Budapest uses that combination and it works rather well. ;)
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Pedjaa7
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May 29 2017, 12:38 PM
Budapest uses that combination and it works rather well. ;)
Great, that is what I am going to do then :) thx :worship:
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Stephen
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May 29 2017, 12:38 PM
Budapest uses that combination and it works rather well. ;)
Do the penguins breed?
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Alternatively you could make it a multispecies penguin exhibit.
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KoenZoo
May 29 2017, 12:14 PM
Vigoga
May 29 2017, 06:54 AM
Zoo Tycooner FR
May 28 2017, 07:13 AM
Well to be fair, Red-flanked duikers are savanna animals (one of the few ''savanna duiker"). ;)

Edit: Ninja'd >:(
Haha I know! I did not mean jungle, but woodlands...! The elephant enclosures usually have little vegetation, because they are a very destructive species. And although I have seen duiker exhibits practically deserted of plants, I think that an enclosure with vegetation would suit them better. ;)

It could be a nice idea to use this to create some spaces the Duikers could only go and place vegatation in these parts. That would "break" the exhibit of the Elephants also a bit open in smaller parts, instead of being one large exhibit. It would make it harder to spot the Duikers, but if you would place these parts in front of the exhibit and use some elevated paths, you could have a nice view of these parts without missing the exhibit itself.
I like this idea. I'm going to do this. Thanks!
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Zoo Tycooner FR
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#Lithopédion

Stephen
May 29 2017, 01:37 PM
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May 29 2017, 12:38 PM
Budapest uses that combination and it works rather well. ;)
Do the penguins breed?
I don't know but in most combinations there's a risk animals won't breed so ...
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Furka
May 29 2017, 01:42 PM
Alternatively you could make it a multispecies penguin exhibit.
Alternatively cormorants, smaller pelicans, auks, and even eiders all do well with penguins especially indoors in case of the latter two.
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I'm planning to create a section with Indian species. Two of them are Indian Elephants and Indian Rhinoceros. Now I was thinking of combining the other species in this section (probably Fishing Cat, Golden Langur, Indian (White-rumped) Vulture, Jungle Cat, Pygmy Hog, Sambar Deer & Wild Water Buffalo) with one of those two species.

I don't think I will combine anything with the elephants, but would it be possible to keep the Indian Rhinoceros together with Golden Langurs, Fishing Cats, the vultures and Sambar Deers? I know all of them together wouldn't work, but because male and female live separately I could make two mixed exhibits. I was thinking of combining Golden Langurs, Fishing Cats and Sambar Deer in one large exhibit (probably for the female). The only thing I'm really doubting about are the langurs with the cats. Would that work or would the langurs chase the cats?

The other combination would be a large aviary with two vulture species and probably the male Indian Rhinoceros. Anyone knows if this would be possible? And if so, could I maybe add even more species to this exhibit (I don't know if Pygmy Hogs would fit in here)?
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Stephen
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I don't think it's realistic to combine pygmy hogs with anything really. There are none in captivity across the globe (except in some Indian breeding centre? Not sure if that's full captivity or if they just roam freely in a large, enclosed space), so it's not really ethical to risk that they won't breed (which happens often with combined species).

I honestly wouldn't put the fishing cats in the large rhino enclosure. Small felines often just hide/sleep for like 18 hours a day (fishing cats are nocturnal) and with such a large exhibit, you'd barely see them. Adding to that, as you said, it's likely that the langurs would chase the cats or vice versa, so it's probably better to just give them their own exhibit.
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Okay I will keep the Fishing Cats outside the exhibits and give them their own exhibit. Same for the Pygmy Hogs (I was thinking of that already because of their rarity, but now I know for sure).

But should the rhinoceros/vulture and rhinoceros/langur/Sambar deer combination be fine?
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The combination with the langurs and the sambar deer could work as long as you create a space for only the deer to access in case they get chased by the rhino.
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