What are some of the species that you have seen living with, or that currently live with gorillas in captivity? Here's a few off the top of my head: Artis group = meerkats and Sykes' monkeys Burgers' Zoo group = golden-bellied mangabeys Apenheul group = black-nosed patas monkeys and L'Hoest's monkeys (and soon collared mangabeys) Rotterdam group = (formerly) greater spot-nosed monkeys Gaia group = black crested mangabeys Beekse Bergen groups = black-and-white colobus and black crested mangabeys respectively La Vallée des Singes group = black-and-white colobus and lesser spot-nosed monkey (and formerly red-tailed monkey) Anyone got any others they want to share?
I've seen all the dutch combinations in person but I would be intrested to know which was the first zoo which placed other animals together with their gorilla's - must have been quite revolutionaire at that time ?
I think it would be interesting to also hear the mortality rate of primates introduced to Gorilla enclosures as I believe individual gorilla personality is a grater factor than primate species within reason. I have personally heard of many different primaries dying in this situation. ( never the gorilla )
Edinburgh had a pair of Diana monkeys with their gorilla pair - perhaps 15 or 20 years ago. A little more recently, Howletts had a pair of Samango guenons with Kijo's group in the gorilla enclosure nearest the zoo's entrance. I don't think either arrangement was particularly successful, and the guenons were eventually moved out. Alan
Port Lympne once had a single male(Jomie) living with a Colobus monkey which he killed and partially ate. Later the gorilla was sent to London Zoo and tested positive for Hepatitis B. He died two years later- if it was due to the Hep.B, then its likely the monkey may have indirectly killed him as the Gorilla was born at Howletts so seems unlikely to have contracted it another way.
Bristol went through a similar phase with De Brazzas on their Island. I'm not sure why they stopped it though.
Valencia mixed one of their gorilla groups with sitatunga. I don't think they're still together, though.
I can't think of anywhere that is likely to have had any other primates with their Gorillas earlier than Apenheul.
Gulf Breeze Zoo in Florida had a gorilla island that capybara, deer and I believe sitatunga could access
I read somewhere very recently that London Zoo housed the eastern lowland gorilla "Meng" with the chimpanzee "Jacqueline" back in 1938. Not sure where I might have read that.... perhaps Tim May might know
just for interest's sake, there is also this thread: http://www.zoochat.com/2/gorilla-mixed-species-275863/
Little Rock Zoo had a group of wild, native rabbits take up residency in the gorilla enclosures. They bred, multiplied, and thrived well on the gorilla leftovers.