Aridland Antelope and Gazelles Subgroup____________________
Species
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Combinations
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Institution
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Comments
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Addax
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Roan
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Buffalo Zoo
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Fine. Male Roan not mixed with Addax.
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Addra gazelle, Ostrich
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Dallas Zoo
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Male Addra used to chase Addax into moat. He has since been castrated.
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Sand gazelles, Blesbok
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Detroit Zoo
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Group worked well.
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Sable, Gemsbok, Waterbuck, Deer, Blackbuck
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Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
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Works very well.
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Springbok
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Lee Richardson Zoo
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Male Addax killed female Springbok during post partum estrous.
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Crane
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St. Louis Zoo
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Successful.
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Ostrich
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St. Louis Zoo
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Addax harassed ostrich.
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Ground Hornbills
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St. Louis Zoo
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Successful.
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Vulture
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St. Louis Zoo
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Successful.
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Addra, Scimitar-horned oryx, Slender-horned gazelle, Ankole, Cattle, Wild goat, Camel
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Addax removed due to parasite problems and aggression between male Addax and oryx.
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Addax Ankole, Blackbuck, Waterbuck, Aoudad, Lechwe, Sitatunga, Llama, Zebra, Capybara, Cranes, Scimitar-horned oryx, Eland, Deer, Waterfowl
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The Zoo, Gulf Breeze
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Addax and Scimitar would occasionally spar-Scimitars would always win. For the most part they get along pretty well.
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Addra (Dama)
Gazelle
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Addax, Ostrich
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Dallas Zoo
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Male Addra used to chase Addax into moat.
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Blackbuck, Greater Kudu, Crane, Emu
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Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
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Works very well.
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Thomson’s gazelle, Giraffe,Birds, Storks
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Indianapolis Zoo
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Very Successful.
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Nile Lechwe, Kirk’s Dik Dik, Crane
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Memphis Zoo
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Male Dama fought with Lechwe.
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Stork
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Miami Zoo
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Successful.
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Bongo, Slender-horned gazelle, Kudu, Gemsbok, Zebra, Ostrich, Cranes, Storks.
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Montgomery Zoo
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Works well together.
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Eland, Giraffe, Birds
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Oakland Zoo
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In past Zebra/ Impala were part of group. Did not work well.
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Gemsbok
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Riverbanks Zoo
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Gazelles had to be removed due to aggression.
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Addax, Scimitar-horned oryx, Slender-horned gazelle, Ankole, Cattle, Wild Goat, Dromedary Camels
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Addra removed due to parasite problems on grass. Aggression between male Addra and Slender-horned.
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Species
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Combination
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Institution
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Comments
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Addra Gazelle
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Scimitar-horned oryx, Slender-horned gazelle
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White Oak Conservation Center
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Works well.
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Arabian Oryx
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Sand Gazelle, Soemmerring’s gazelle, Thomson’s gazelle
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Sand gazelles were removed because oryx were aggressive toward neonate gazelles. Oryx historically have not worked well with other species.
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Sand Gazelle
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Living Desert
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Unable to introduce male gazelle to oryx group.
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Arabian Sand Gazelle
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Arabian Oryx
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Living Desert
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Female Arabian oryx killed female sand gazelle when gazelle got too close to new oryx calf. Females worked well.
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Bactrian camels, Bactrian deer, White-lipped deer
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Detroit Zoo
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All are compatible Some chasing of deer by camels at first.
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Addax, Blesbok
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Detroit Zoo
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Group worked well.
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Arabian Oryx, Soemmerring’s gazelle, Thomson’s gazelle
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Oryx were aggressive toward neonate gazelles. Oryx have not worked well with other species.
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Cuvier’s Gazelle
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Slender-Horned gazelle
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Living Desert
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Never a stable exhibit with this grouping. Aggression from female Cuvier’s gazelle. Hybrid was produced.
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Stanley crane, Marabou stork
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St. Louis Zoo
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Successful.
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Fringe-eared Oryx
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Roan, Eland, Sitatunga, Gnu, Impala, Waterbuck, Red Lechwe, Slender-horned gazelle, Thomson’s gazelle, Topi, Reticulated Giraffe, Buffalo, White Rhino, Black Rhino, Zebra, Pygmy Hippo
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Fringe-eared have worked well with group. Roan were aggressive to oryx.
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Grant’s Gazelle
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Giraffe, Ostrich
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Birmingham Zoo
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Moderately successful. Exhibit is too crowded.
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Greater Kudu, Blesbok, Blue
Wildebeest
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Dickerson Park
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Male gazelle demonstrated aggression with all species.
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Greater Kudu
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Riverbanks Zoo
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No problems.
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Species
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Institution
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Comments
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Grant’s Gazelle
| Grant’s Zebra |
Tulsa Zoo
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Zebra separated when gazelles have calves due to aggression.
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Gemsbok
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Sable, Addax, Waterbuck, Deer, Blackbuck
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Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
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Works very well.
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Eland, Blesbok
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Greater Baton Rouge Zoo
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Gemsbok have shown aggression in the past.
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Ostrich
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Los Angeles Zoo
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Ostrich killed by male Gemsbok.
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Bongo, Dama gazelle, Slender-horned gazelle, Greater Kudu, Zebra, Ostrich, Cranes, Storks, Vultures
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Montgomery Zoo
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Works well together.
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Thomson’s gazelle, Lechwe, Waterbuck, Greater Kudu, Impala, Hartebeest, Nyala, Sitatunga, Blesbok, Grant’s gazelle, Springbok, Gemsbok
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North Carolina Zoo
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Aggression involving male Gemsbok and male Hartebeest.
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| Dama Gazelle |
Riverbanks Zoo
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Gazelles had to be removed due to aggression.
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Springbok, Blesbok, Eland, Waterbuck, Lechwe, Nyala, Rhinos Hartebeest, Buffalo Soemmerring’s gazelle, Greater Kudu, Sable, Gnu, Giraffe, Zebra,
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Gemsbok worked well with group. Sable males would occasionally be very aggressive to male Gemsbok.
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Sable, Eland, Thomson’s gazelle, Waterbuck, Gnu
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Wildlife Safari
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Gemsbok were fine. Plenty of space for animals.
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Mhorr Gazelle
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Slender-horned gazelle, Crane
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Living Desert
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Very successful. Male Mhorr gazelle is sometimes overly interested in female Slender-horned gazelle.
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Crane
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St. Louis Zoo
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Successful.
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Maxwell’s Duiker
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Works well
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Persian Goitered Gazelle
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Blackbuck, Saiga, Wapiti, Mouflon, Wild Goat, Sika Deer, Barasingha, Gaur, Rhino, Rusa, Nilgai Muntjac, Wild Boar, Tur, Sambar
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Persian gazelles work fine with group. Wapiti traumatized gazelle calves. Male Saiga were aggressive to male gazelles. Male Saiga tried to mate with female gazelles.
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Species
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Combination
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Institution
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Comments
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Saiga
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Blackbuck, Wapiti, Mouflon, Persian Goitered gazelle, Cretan Wild Goat, Sika Deer, Barasingha, Indian Gaur, Indian Rhino, Javan Rusa, Nilgai, Muntjac, Wild Boar, West Caucasion Tur, Malayan Sambar
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Saiga were removed due to aggressive nature of males and poor calf survival. Males tried to mate with gazelle females.
Some aggression problems from Gaur toward Saiga calves. Mouflon rams were also observed chasing Saiga calves.
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Scimitar-horned oryx
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Slender-horned gazelle
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Dallas Zoo
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Works fine.
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Slender-horned gazelle, vultures
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Detroit Zoo
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All work well. All are non-breeding groups.
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Sable, Blackbuck, Blesbok, Thomson’s gazelle, Ostrich, Deer
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Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
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Successful.
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Addax, Addra gazelle, Slender-horned gazelle, Ankole cattle, Goat, Camel
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Aggression between oryx and male Addax.
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Slender-horned gazelle, Dama gazelle
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White Oak Conservation Center
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Works well probably due to limited breeding status of gazelles
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Addax, Ankole, Blackbuck, Gnu, Waterbuck, Aoudad, Lechwe, Eland, Deer Sitatunga, Zebra, Llama, Capybara, Cranes, Waterfowl
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The Zoo, Gulf Breeze
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Scimitar and Addax would occasionally spar-Scimitar would always win. Get along most of the time.
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Slender-horned Gazelle
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Scimitar-horned oryx
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Dallas Zoo
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Works fine.
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Scimitar-horned oryx, vultures
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Detroit Zoo
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All work well. All are non-breeding groups.
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Cuvier’s gazelle, Mhorr’s gazelle, Crane
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Living Desert
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Very successful. Male Mhorr sometimes overly interested in female Slender-horns.
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Bongo, Greater Kudu, Dama gazelle, Gemsbok, Ostrich, Grants Zebra, Cranes, Storks, Vultures
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Montgomery Zoo
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Works well together.
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Jackson’s Hartebeest
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St. Catherine’s
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No management problems.
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Addax, Scimitar-horned oryx, Ankole Cattle, Goat, Addra gazelle, Dromedary Camels
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Slender-horns removed due to parasite problems on grass. Aggression between Slender-horns and Addra gazelle.
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Species
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Combination
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Institution
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Comments
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Slender-horned Gazelle
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Stork
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Sedgwick County Zoo
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Works fine.
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Scimitar-horned oryx, Dama gazelle
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White Oak Conservation Center
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Works well probably due to limited breeding status of gazelles.
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Soemmerring’s Gazelle
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Arabian oryx, Sand gazelle, Thomson’s gazelle
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Soemmerring’s removed because oryx were aggressive toward gazelle neonates.
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Springbok, Eland, Waterbuck, Gemsbok, Lechwe, Nyala, Greater Kudu, Soemmerring’s gazelle, Red Hartebeest, Sable, Gnu, Rhinos, Buffalo, Zebra, Giraffe
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Soemmerring’s gazelle removed due to introduction problems.
Male Soemmerring’s tend to be aggressive towards other species.
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Speke’s Gazelle
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Tortoise
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St. Louis Zoo
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Successful.
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Thomson’s Gazelle
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Bongo, Cranes, Birds
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Albuquerque Zoo
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Overall successful. Some male gazelles challenge male Bongo. Injury has resulted.
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Impala, Greater Kudu, Ostrich, Vulture, Hornbill, Marabou Stork
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Dallas Zoo
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Adult male Impala aggressive to adult male Kudu.
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Sable, Blackbuck, Blesbok, Scimitar-horned oryx, Deer, Ostrich
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Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
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Successful.
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Giraffe
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Greater Baton Rouge Zoo
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Works fine.
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Waterbuck, Sitatunga, Springbok, Crane
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Hogle Zoo
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Combination works well. Do not keep males of comparable sizes.
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Addra gazelle, Reticulated Giraffe, White Storks, Cattle egrets, Shelducks
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Indianapolis Zoo
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Very successful.
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Sable, Rhinos, Ostrich, Waterfowl
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Jacksonville Zoo
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Sable had “run ins” with Thomson’s, Rhinos, and geese.
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Sitatunga, Crane, Stork
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Mesker Park Zoo
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Male Thomson has demonstrated aggressive behavior.
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Impala, Stork, Vulture, Hornbill, Guinea Fowl
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Milwaukee Zoo
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Worked fine.
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Gemsbok, Hartebeest, Nyala, Sitatunga, Blesbok, Grant’s gazelle, Lechwe, Waterbuck, Kudu, Impala, Springbok
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North Carolina Zoo
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Gazelles worked fine.
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Species
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Combination
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Institution
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Comments
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Thomson’s Gazelle
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Topi, Zebra, Crane, Ostrich
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San Antonio Zoo
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Works well.
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Roan, Eland, Sitatunga, Gnu, Fringe-eared oryx, Impala, Waterbuck, Lechwe, Roosevelt’s gazelle, Slender-horned gazelle, Thomson’s gazelle, Kob, Giraffe, Buffalo, Rhino, Zebra, Pygmy Hippo
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Thomson’s worked well with group. Few problems noted.
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Arabian oryx, Sand gazelle, Soemmerring’s
Gazelle
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San Diego Wild Animal Park
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Thomson and other gazelles removed due to oryx aggression toward neonates.
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Sable, Eland, Gemsbok, Waterbuck, Gnu
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Wildlife Safari
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Gazelles worked fine.
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Impala, Giraffe, Zebra, Ostrich, Cranes, Storks
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Zoo Atlanta
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Aggression involving female Zebra directed to gazelles and Impala. Male gazelles could not be kept together at maturity.
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