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| Topic Started: Nov 29 2017, 09:15 AM (1,858 Views) | |
| Zoo Tycooner FR | Nov 29 2017, 03:33 PM Post #16 |
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#Lithopédion
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From what I recall, there were also helmeted guineafowls in the mix. |
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| RGDS | Nov 29 2017, 04:17 PM Post #17 |
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Doué la fontaine used to have Squirrel monkeys (not sure - along with some spider monkeys) and some spectacled bears. Considering that 90+% of the bear's diet is vegetarian it's not a big deal but I think it's quite a nice mix. Coatis do well alongside spectacled bears. San Diego has some Red river hogs along with Allen's swamps monkey and some otters. I'm afraid I don't remember the otter's species. I've seen bat-eared fox with warthogs before. Gibbons with tapirs (it's not a crazy risky unbelievable combination). The Bronx had some lutungs with otters, didn't quite work. Youtube it. I've read somewhere about dholes and sun bears. I know some zoos "shave" echidna's spikes and mix them with tree-kangaroos. Doing some research I saw a red panda - tahr exhibit. Also the Okapi sanctuary at Doué la fontaine, they mix goliath herons with turacos, blue-bellied rollers, storks, okapis and owl-faced monkeys. They used to have some duikers in there I believe. They recently added some trumpeter hornbills and congo peafowls. I know they have some hooded vultures as well, I'm just not sure if they exhibit them in the Okapi Sanctuary. Most likely yes. I don't have much sources so if anyone can help. I am quite sure the combinations I'm talking about existed at some point, I just don't recall the zoos since some of them are pictures I saw on zoochat or elsewhere. I'm curious to know more about some of the combinations you listed. Not necessarily the zoos that keep them together but more how is it working? - Sun bear + binturong - Cheetah + Patas monkeys - Maned wolves + anteaters - Bear + cougars or wolves Edited by RGDS, Nov 29 2017, 04:27 PM.
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| Orca Freak | Nov 29 2017, 04:28 PM Post #18 |
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Killer Whales rule the World
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@RGDS: Brown bears are meanly vegetarian, so the wolves are in no danger as long as they don't provoke a mother bear protecting her cubs. But since most zoos keep mothers with cubs separated until the cubs are strong enough, it's not exactly a problem. The bears on the other hand don't have to fear the wolves. Even a healthy pack of wolves does not dare to attack a healthy adult brown bear. Both species are smart enough to give each other the space they need. I guess the same goes for a combo with cougars ![]() I've never seen the other combo's you asked about myself, but I guess its the same principle at work ![]() Although I'm quite curious about the monkey and the cheetah |
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| Zoo Tycooner FR | Nov 29 2017, 04:55 PM Post #19 |
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#Lithopédion
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The species at SDZ is Spot-necked otter ![]() Similar to Doué's sanctuary, you can cite Antwerp's buffalo aviary or Rotterdam's okapi aviary. Large aviaries with generally one mammal species as the "main species" and then a few birds. The combinations are not risky, most of the time, and could be done outdoor if the birds were wing-clipped but it is an original (and imo lovely) concept. I don't remember much from Leipzig's combo but if I remember correctly, there's one part of the exhibit which the three species can access. Another member might bring on more information. |
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| Anton | Nov 29 2017, 05:16 PM Post #20 |
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King of Cotingas
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Leipzig has 2 exhibits for black rhinoceroses, both interesting. The first holds the female rhinos, and I believe the Thomson's gazelles on the adjacent African savanna can access their exhibit from time to time. The second holds the male rhino combined with 2 South African cheetah sisters. The zoo initially intended to let patas monkeys roam this second exhibit as well, and have done multiple experiments with the combination in the past, but the cheetahs and patas monkeys didn't mix well. As such, the patas monkeys are now almost permanently in the aviary behind that rhino/cheetah exhibit, and I'm not sure if the zoo is still attempting to add the monkeys to the combination. |
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| Jony | Dec 8 2017, 09:38 AM Post #21 |
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Not only the Thomson's gazelles but also the Nile lechwes and the birds (guineafowl, crowned cranes and marabou storks) can access the female rhinos' exhibits (atually there are four exhibits for rhinos: two for the females, one for the bull and the fourth one being off show ). The rhinos also change the exhibits, by the way. At the moment, one of the females is using the bull's exhibit.Anton is right, the combination doesn't work as intended. In the first encounter the cheetahs chased the patas monkeys into the water moat where keepers had to rescue the monkeys. They've never tried it again and I doubt they will try again. But black rhino and cheetah works well ![]() I know it's being off-topic but the whole bull's exhibit of the rhino complex is not as great as it was supposed to be. The bull's enclosure is difficult for the rhinos because due to the raised visitor walkway and the artificial rock walls (which are necessary because of the cheetahs and monkeys) the exhibit is like a kind of "horn", so voices and other sounds are being amplified. That's why the male rhino is so nervous the whole time, and that's probaly also why they've changed the exhibits, so the bull isn't stressed thte whole time. |
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| Ulquiorra | Dec 8 2017, 09:49 AM Post #22 |
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Chester Zoo had a Sun bear + binturong mixed exhibit, or at least was supposed to. However when I went there earlier in the year, the binturong were still in there old enclosure and yet to be moved in with the bears. |
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| Zoo Tycooner FR | Dec 8 2017, 09:59 AM Post #23 |
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If I remember correctly, the binturongs have recently been added to the sun bear exhibit. |
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| Ulquiorra | Dec 8 2017, 10:45 AM Post #24 |
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Probably, it was in September when I went. |
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| Goldblum | Dec 8 2017, 11:59 AM Post #25 |
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Cleveland Metroparks has Grey Wolves with American Beavers. |
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| Scott | Dec 8 2017, 12:05 PM Post #26 |
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Don’t Wolves eat Beavers? Of course they prey mostly on Large Mammals like deer but I’m struggling to imagine how that would work? I’m a little curious. The beavers have a lodge? To keep them safe and deep water but really? https://www.zoochat.com/community/media/northern-trek-wolf-wilderness-wolf-beaver-exhibit.116338/ Came across this, supposedly a Wolf has killed a Beaver in there before. But whether that’s true or not I don’t know. Awful risky and in my opinion I would never do that combination myself. Mind you that is many years ago. The enclosure itself however is really well done and beautiful. It’s an interesting combination to say the least. Edited by Scott, Dec 8 2017, 12:11 PM.
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| Furka | Dec 8 2017, 12:38 PM Post #27 |
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Some wolf populations do prey consistently on beavers (eurasian beaver is around the same size if not slightly larger than roe deer, a common prey of European wolves), and I'd imagine their presence alone could stress the rodents and limit their behaviors (thus appeal to visitors).
Edited by Furka, Dec 8 2017, 12:40 PM.
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| Fireplume | Dec 8 2017, 07:41 PM Post #28 |
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Snok Snok Snerson
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African Penguin + Pyjama Shark + Ochre Sea Star [California Academy of Sciences] California Sea Lion + Harbour Seal + Brown Pelican [Fresno Chaffee Zoo] Gelada + Black Spur-winged Goose + Nubian Ibex [Bronx] |
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| Ranma | Dec 9 2017, 01:27 AM Post #29 |
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Dallas has African Elephants in with Giraffes, Zebras, and various antelope and birds. |
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| Scott | Dec 9 2017, 08:07 AM Post #30 |
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Hippopotamus + Californian Sea Lions - Longleat Safari Park UK |
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). The rhinos also change the exhibits, by the way. At the moment, one of the females is using the bull's exhibit.




