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Animal Combinations; Mixed exhibits questions
Topic Started: Nov 23 2014, 09:51 PM (123,853 Views)
Paleop
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what about white tailed deer and orodromeus?

also any exhibit design ideas?
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Anton
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Interesting animal choice. I think any sort of average hoofstock exhibit (With adequate fences for the Orodromeus, of course) would work out. Perhaps something interesting would be a section only the Orodromeus could reach? Could be done with a rock/pole/certain fence.
You could definitely go many directions with the combination.
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Yes you can keep different small monkey species together with elephants (for example Bekse Bergen), also asian elephants were keep together with antelopes (Zurich, Boras), so I don't think that the river hog would be a big problem.
As said before otters (especially the giants who also sometimes hurts humans) shouldn't be keept with anything else. River dolphins may can be keept together with different fish species, so do the manatees.
Bison can be keep together with elks, moose, black bear, pronghorns, marmotts, ect. ( I've also see exhibits with peccarys and coatis).
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I've said it before, I'll say it again. Otters can't do anything to Manatees.
Edited by Anton, Mar 16 2015, 06:29 PM.
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Would this work:
Bongo, Zebra Duiker, and Sitatunga
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Mar 16 2015, 06:28 PM
I've said it before, I'll say it again. Otters can't do anything to Manatees.
that is what I was thinking
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Mar 16 2015, 11:39 PM
Dark Tiger
Mar 16 2015, 06:28 PM
I've said it before, I'll say it again. Otters can't do anything to Manatees.
that is what I was thinking
I don't think so. Giant River Otters are really aggressive, they've seriously injured some humans, and will attack and possibly stress out the Manatees. And they will especially attack calves. I don't recall any Otter/Manatee combos either.
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arafan
Mar 16 2015, 05:49 PM
As said before otters (especially the giants who also sometimes hurts humans) shouldn't be keept with anything else. River dolphins may can be keept together with different fish species, so do the manatees.
do you mean that manatees and river dolphins could be held together
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No, he was saying that for giant river otters, and besides any type of dolphin can and sometimes are extremely aggressive to any other animal in the tank. Hope this will clear it up. :)
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Alright well most votes for Taronga International zoo to build next was a thing called "Small worlds" Which is a reptile house like thing but for well... reptiles, amphibians, insects and small mammals! I want a finale to this with a mixed exhibit but not a boring snake and insect or fish and turtle... I want something good.. any ideas and animals? I was thinking bats, Insects like moths or butterflies and numbats or something! Although the insects would be eaten in seconds :P
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The combo you mentioned probably won't work because the bats could stress out the numbat, and of course the insects wouldn't work, because bats eat a lot of food for their weight. Even fruit bats would probably eat the insects. Instead of snakes and insects, how about snakes and turtles, those work (if the snakes are arboreal and the turtles are not that aggressive, so no snapping turtles or soft she'll turtles). Or, you could do a tree kangaroo exhibit with an echidna at the bottom, and say the echidna is in a check up at the moment. Since I don't think there are any echidnas out there in the community.
Edited by Consultant, Mar 17 2015, 12:33 PM.
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Mar 16 2015, 06:28 PM
I've said it before, I'll say it again. Otters can't do anything to Manatees.
First I'm sorry for my terrible English :silly:
I've never seen a aggressive manatee, but giant otters would kill everything that they can eat. And as you know they live in family groups.

I would say that you should work with animals that live in trees and some who lives on the ground. For example koalas and numbats? Or echidnas and koalas? Also the suggestion of Consulat is great.
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Mar 17 2015, 12:24 PM
Since I don't think there are any echidnas out there in the community.
There is one in fact, available at Zoo Hispania. It think this combo might work, but the small echidna could be overshadowed by the more charismatic (and big) Tree-kangaroo. ;)
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Mar 16 2015, 06:42 PM
Would this work:
Bongo, Zebra Duiker, and Sitatunga
I wouldn't trust the Sitatunga/Bongo unless you had a MASSIVE enclosure (like 5-6 acres). They're both tough(?)/semi-aggressive antelope species that function nearly the same, it just isn't a good idea unless space wasn't an issue. SDZSP keeps Red Lechwe, East African Sitatunga, Lowland Bongo, and I think a few other rainforest/wetlands species together, but yeah... the enclosure is massive.

Duiker and Bongo works well, I've seen the combo personally.
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Uolym
Mar 18 2015, 09:51 AM
Consultant
Mar 17 2015, 12:24 PM
Since I don't think there are any echidnas out there in the community.
There is one in fact, available at Zoo Hispania. It think this combo might work, but the small echidna could be overshadowed by the more charismatic (and big) Tree-kangaroo. ;)
I have seen the combo, and it does work. But it's not like too many people would go to a zoo to see a echidna (besides us). Also the echidna is mostly nocturnal (I think), so it wouldn't matter, because I have never seen a echidna moving through an exhibit before. But they are fun to spot though, and if they are awake, are full of charisma. Like this: :dance:
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