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Animal Combinations; Mixed exhibits questions
Topic Started: Nov 23 2014, 09:51 PM (123,869 Views)
Papageno
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New question, or maybe two ;)
1. Do you can put more then one Amazon-Dolphin together in one exhibit?
2. Could you add geese or ducks to river dolphins?
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Burns
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King of Lemurs

I don't know about #1 but I think you can do #2.
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Admiral General Aladeen
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I don't know about that. The dolphins might grab the waterfowl by the feet and stress them out, and building a whole land area just for a few ducks seems pointless.
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Burns
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King of Lemurs

Well what about a log or island in the exhibit?
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Papageno
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Well the plan is a big land-part with a brook, so land won't be the problem... Another add, would a tapir or a capybara?
The Tapir is easily frightened usually, and I don't know, how bothering the dolphins can be.

Edit: Thanks for answering :)
Edited by Papageno, Jan 18 2015, 07:14 PM.
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Well I'm sure you can do #1, River Dolphins are social animals.
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Fireplume
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Well, not really. They're famous for being mostly solitary, especially the males. I wouldn't try to combine anything with any cetacean, it's just asking for trouble on all ends.
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Furka
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The only exception I know is the Harbour Seals/Beluga combo at the Georgia Aquarium.
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arafan
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Duisburg keept for years 2 male river dolphins together, also the only other aquarium who has them keep a young male together with a older female.
I don't think that tapirs or capybaras would really work, I'm also not sure about ducks, the dolphins can eat river turtles so I think they could be a little dangerous for the chicks.
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Stephen
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I always found this an incredibly useful guide for cetaceans. It also mentions which species can be kept together.
http://w11.zetaboards.com/Gaia/topic/8125277/1/#new

Species that can be kept together
 

Killer Whale and Bottlenose Dolphin
Killer Whale and Pacific White-sided Dolphin
Bottlenose Dolphin and Pacific White-sided Dolphin
Bottlenose Dolphin and False Killer Whale
Bottlenose Dolphin and Short-finned Pilot Whale
Bottlenose Dolphin and Risso's Dolphin
Bottlenose Dolphin and Rough-toothed Dolphin
Bottlenose Dolphin and Short-beaked Common Dolphin
Harbour Porpoise and White-beaked Dolphin
Harbour Porpoise and Striped Dolphin
Harbour Porpoise and Beluga
Irrawaddy Dolphin and Chinese White Dolphin
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Luca9108
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Would this work?
1. Brachiosaurus and Stegosaurus
2. Diplodocus with Apatosaurus
3. Dryosaurus with Othnelia and Camptosaurus
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Anton
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Fairly certain all 3 would work, yes ;)
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Cheshire Litten
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The Eyes that follow you in the Alolan forests

Could these work

1 Magyarosaurus,Rhabbdodon,Struithosaurus
2 Iguanodon,Polacanthus,Hypsilophodon
3 Edaphosaurus,Moschops,Diplocaulus
4 Plateosaurus,Pisanosaurus,Massospondylus
5 Stegosaurus,Archaeopteryx,Scelidosaurus
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Uolym
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I have seen turtles kept with Gharials, but Im wondering if birds or other animals would be ok... Any idea?
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arafan
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Uolym
Jan 28 2015, 12:03 PM
I have seen turtles kept with Gharials, but Im wondering if birds or other animals would be ok... Any idea?
I wouldn't keep them with birds who swim often (for example ducks) but if you don't hold them together it should work fine.
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