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Animal Combinations; Mixed exhibits questions
Topic Started: Nov 23 2014, 09:51 PM (123,720 Views)
Zoo Tycooner FR
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#Lithopédion

I agree with Orca Freak on here, walruses could be kept with sea lions and seals theoretically but I would rather combine the 2 latter taxa together (California sea lion + Harbour seal is an incredibly common combination in captivity) and keep the walruses separate.

Plus, considering the fact walruses aren't quite common in captivity (especially in Europe, outside of Russia as I believe your zoo is situated in Europe?) ; it would be good to have a separate enclosure for such an interesting species and perhaps try to breed them (a rare even in captivity)
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Esbardo
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Thank you all for the tips I will keep them in mind :) . Yes Zoo Tycooner FR, Willowcross animal park is located somewhere in Europe, but this exhibit is going to be part of the Esbardo's exhibits topics.
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TheToastinator
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A piece of toast and a terminator.

Can I keep anything with an alligator snapping turtle?
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Red Tycooner103
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Are there any wading birds or waterfowl that'll go well with Indian Rhinos?
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stargatedalek
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I'm not slow! That's just my moe!

TheToastinator
Jul 18 2017, 11:06 AM
Can I keep anything with an alligator snapping turtle?
You can keep them with more or less anything if you keep them fed.

I've seen them with everything from gar to alligators.

Smaller ones can be kept with small fish or other turtles, but large ones would be a risk.
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Furka
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TheToastinator: I've seen them with crocodilians, other snapping turtles of similar size and also fish if you have enough room.

Red103: maybe adjutants and/or bar-headed geese ?
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KoenZoo
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Are there zoos which keep multiple herds of Elephants? I'm interested in knowing if this would work.
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Orca Freak
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Killer Whales rule the World

KoenZoo
Jul 23 2017, 08:33 AM
Are there zoos which keep multiple herds of Elephants? I'm interested in knowing if this would work.
Pairi Daiza has one of the largest groups of elephants in Western Europe: A small female herd of African Elephants (2 or 3 I believe) and a very large group of Asian Elephants (around 20 or so these days).

The Africans are kept separated from the Asians.

The Asians are kept in one very large facility, but the group itself consists of 4 or 5 small family units (matriarch with daughters and sometimes granddaughters) that are kept in their own paddocks. The units are rotated around the different paddocks. They can all see and hear each other, but are kept separated. With the exception of the bull who rotates between the different units depending on the cycles of the females.

A couple of years ago, a new unit (2 females) arrived and they were kept together even though one was Asian and the other African. Not sure if they are still together now or moved into different units according to their nationality ;)

Not sure if this is what you mean with that question, but I hope it helps ;)
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Yeah I knew of Pairi Daiza. But if I would keep two bulls and two herds of cows, that shouldn't be a problem with breeding? The bulls and two herds of course have their own paddocks, but it wouldn't give any problems?
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Orca Freak
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KoenZoo
Jul 23 2017, 08:52 AM
Yeah I knew of Pairi Daiza. But if I would keep two bulls and two herds of cows, that shouldn't be a problem with breeding? The bulls and two herds of course have their own paddocks, but it wouldn't give any problems?
In theory it shouldn't give any problems, but there is a chance that the females only breed with the dominant bull, and leave the other bull be. Even if the dominant one can't get to the females and the non-dominant one can. The females just wouldn't be interested in breeding with him, because they want the strongest to be the sire of their calves, because they believe the dominant one produces stronger calves, and so their calves would be stronger and have a better chance to survive.

Of course this isn't an issue in ZT2 ;)
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KoenZoo
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Thank you for all the input. Then I will go for the story that I have one adult bull and an youngster.
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Joe99
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would it be ok to keep male elephants in a mixed enclosure with other animals as long as they have a diffrent area for when they are in musth
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Fireplume
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Snok Snok Snerson

Depends on the animal, really.
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Red Tycooner103
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I'm gonna be building an aquarium with Sand Tiger Sharks as one of the main exhibits. What other sharks/rays can safely be exhibited with them?
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Furka
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Pretty much all that aren't too small to get eaten. Sawfish, eagle rays, large stingrays and the average aquarium sharks (sandbar, blacktip/whitetip reef, zebra, nurse ...) should work.
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