Mixed species exhibits can be a tricky thing. They have a lot of benefits to offer, for sure - more efficient use of space, larger and more complex habitats, and providing a more educational and interesting experience for the zoo-goer. There always remains the potential, however, of something going wrong, be it as seemingly minor as animals snacking on each other's diets to the worst case scenario of actual conflict and violence. The best you can usually hope for, in my experience, is two species that share the same space and generally ignore one another.
Every once in a while, however, you get a moment like this, recently shared by Chicago's Brookfield Zoo:
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