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Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife – Webcams!

by WaterGirl|  March 22, 20202:00 pm| 80 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Let's Make Our Own Fun

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To help get us started, here’s a short list of Aquariums and Zoos who are sharing webcams with us while they are closed.

If you are aware of others, please add them in the comments below.

Aquariums

Shedd Aquarium: OTTERS!

Shedd Aquarium: PENGUINS!

Shedd Aquarium: BABY SEAHORSES!

Monterey Bay Aquarium:  Live Webcams

Maui Ocean Center:  Outdoor Webcam

Georgia Aquarium:  Webcams

Georgia Aquarium:  Sea Otter Webcam

Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach:  List of Webcams

Atlanta Georgia Aquarium:  Live Camera

Zoos

San Diego Zoo: Live Webcams

Philadelphia Zoo:  Webcams

Elmwood Park Zoo:  Eagles Cam

Houston Zoo:  Webcams

Smithsonian National Zoo:  Webcams

Oregon Zoo:  YouTube Videos of Tiny Goat Visits

Kansas City Zoo:  Penguin Live Stream

Wildlife

National Arboretum: Eagle Cam

Institute for Wildlife Studies: Bald Eagles & Falcons Cams & Videos

Decorah (IA):  Bald Eagle Cam

Alaska Wildlife Webcams:  https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=viewing.webcam

Explore Live Nature Cams:   Tons of Live Cams

UC Berkeley Peregrine Falcon Nest Cam:  Pergrine Falcons

Explore Live Nature Cams:  on YouTube

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology:  Webcams

Hohenwald’s Elephant Sanctuary:  Webcams

Adventure Journal:  Animal Cams

Audubon’s Rowe Sanctuary:  Crane Camera Live Stream from Nebraska

Makov Rescue Station in the Czech Republic:  Pond

Makov Rescue Station in the Czech Republic:  Bird Feeder

Arconic Eagle Camera:  Webcam

CritterVision:  3 live-streaming backyard wildlife streaming cams

I’m still working out the details of where these threads will go in the sidebar, but there’s no reason we can’t get started anyway.

Let’s talk about anything but you know what.

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  1. 1.

    ziggy

    March 22, 2020 at 2:48 pm

    oooooh thanks!! great idea!

  2. 2.

    Another Scott

    March 22, 2020 at 2:51 pm

    National Arboretum Eagle Cam. One is visible in Cam B at the moment.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  3. 3.

    pamelabrown53

    March 22, 2020 at 2:57 pm

    Wonderful links! Does anyone know how to stream these on the T.V.? Or something similar?

  4. 4.

    Paul T

    March 22, 2020 at 2:58 pm

    Sadly, I can’t send out any of these, because I have friends who hate zoos more than they hate a certain president.

  5. 5.

    NotMax

    March 22, 2020 at 3:01 pm

    Maui Ocean Center underwater cam (and other aquaria) available here.

  6. 6.

    Emerald

    March 22, 2020 at 3:01 pm

    There are also the Institute for Wildlife Studies multiple bald eagle cams on Catalina Island and the California Channel Islands. And it’s egg season! All with audio! (the links are on the left of the page)

  7. 7.

    pamelabrown53

    March 22, 2020 at 3:06 pm

    @Paul T:

    Glad they have their priorities straight.

  8. 8.

    Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)

    March 22, 2020 at 3:11 pm

    Let’s talk about anything but you know what.

    Voldemort?

    (beat)

    Oh, bloody hell I did it again

  9. 9.

    Feathers

    March 22, 2020 at 3:12 pm

    Not a zoo livecam, but r/catculations has been my go to for animal relief. Specializes in that little wiggly windup that cats do before a jump or in the scramble following a failed attempt.

    ETA: more for readers of the thread than any roundup

  10. 10.

    Chat Noir

    March 22, 2020 at 3:13 pm

    Don’t forget the Decorah (IA) bald eagle cam! Three eggs in the nest.

  11. 11.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 3:13 pm

    @Another Scott: Great!  Not really a zoo or an aquarium, though.  New heading of Arboretum?

    Edit: I went with “Others” for now.

  12. 12.

    Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)

    March 22, 2020 at 3:15 pm

    Here’s a selection of webcams from Smithsonian’s National Zoo, including naked mole rats, lions, and elephants

  13. 13.

    Spanky

    March 22, 2020 at 3:17 pm

    @Goku (aka Amerikan Baka):

    naked mole rats, lions, and elephants

    Oh my!

  14. 14.

    Kent

    March 22, 2020 at 3:21 pm

    Alaska Wildlife Webcams:  https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=viewing.webcam

    Some are closed for the winter.  But the Round Island Walrus cam is especially entertaining for the sights and sounds:  https://explore.org/livecams/oceans/walrus-cam-round-island

  15. 15.

    JPL

    March 22, 2020 at 3:23 pm

    The GA Aquarium has several webcams.

  16. 16.

    'Niques

    March 22, 2020 at 3:24 pm

    Georgia Aquarium has several…

    https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/ocean-voyager/

  17. 17.

    Citizen Alan

    March 22, 2020 at 3:24 pm

    Was anyone else surprised to click on the Baboon Cam and not see a picture of Trump?

  18. 18.

    Fair Economist

    March 22, 2020 at 3:29 pm

    @Citizen Alan:

    Was anyone else surprised to click on the Baboon Cam and not see a picture of Trump?

    I thought we weren’t supposed to talk about that? Or was it *that* that that we weren’t supposed to talk about? Should we clarify we need to not talk about either this that or that that?

  19. 19.

    Doc Sardonic

    March 22, 2020 at 3:29 pm

    @Citizen Alan: Wrong cam…… You would need the one in the Shyte Gibbon compound

  20. 20.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 3:30 pm

    @’Niques:  Welcome!

    I am sorry to inform you that WordPress does not like apostrophes in screen names, so if you keep the apostrophe, ever comment will have to be manually approved before it shows up.

    :-(

  21. 21.

    mrmoshpotato

    March 22, 2020 at 3:30 pm

    @Citizen Alan: Baboons manage disasters better.

  22. 22.

    Catherine D.

    March 22, 2020 at 3:32 pm

    From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

  23. 23.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 3:32 pm

    Okay, I think i’ve added everything up top from the comments so far.

    A lot of these look really cool.

  24. 24.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 3:34 pm

    @Fair Economist: It was a different “that”.

  25. 25.

    Rob

    March 22, 2020 at 3:37 pm

    Here is the Audubon’s Rowe Sanctuary Crane Camera Live Stream from Nebraska (category Other).

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vwV_0_M0IQ

    I only found out about it this morning; it probably only operates dawn to dusk. Right now it appears to be swiveling around in a circle, but you can hear the hundreds/thousands of Sandhill Cranes calling regardless of where it is pointing. I love the sound of cranes calling.

    I love the Cornell webcams.

  26. 26.

    NotMax

    March 22, 2020 at 3:37 pm

    @WaterGirl

    Specifying the Maui one as an outdoor cam is misleading, as the underwater cam is on their home page, and also an optional link there to the outdoor cam.

    Also too, once again, Ozolio for tons o’ such cams all in one place from which to choose.

  27. 27.

    pamelabrown53

    March 22, 2020 at 3:40 pm

    @WaterGirl: @WaterGirl: 
    You did great! I just called my son and d-i-l to use your links when they’re freaked out by 24/7 disaster porn.
    Son thanked me by sharing a couple of pix he took this morning of the desert mountains in bloom with spring poppies! Taken from his back yard.

  28. 28.

    Repatriated

    March 22, 2020 at 3:42 pm

    @WaterGirl: So, not that that, that that.

    And that’s that.

  29. 29.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 3:43 pm

    @NotMax:

    Specifying the Maui one as an outdoor cam is misleading, as the underwater cam is on their home page, and also an optional link there to the outdoor cam.

    it says Outdoor Cam right on the video window. ?‍♀️  What am I missing?

  30. 30.

    H.E.Wolf

    March 22, 2020 at 3:43 pm

    I’m more of a print reader than a video watcher, but here are a couple of links:
    Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle) – with a nifty URL: https://www.zoo.org/

    Snow Leopard Trust https://www.snowleopard.org/
    In addition to their “Photos and Videos” link, the Snow Leopard Trust’s “news” link features a series of reports by various staff members, including a Swedish scientist (Örjan J.), their original field researcher in Mongolia.

  31. 31.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 3:44 pm

    @NotMax:

    Also too, once again, Ozolio for tons o’ such cams all in one place from which to choose.

    Tell me what Ozolio is?  Then I will have a reasonable label for that link.  Happy to add it.

  32. 32.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 3:45 pm

    @pamelabrown53: Thanks!  I’ll have a spot for these in the sidebar; I just have to work out the details.

  33. 33.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 3:45 pm

    @Repatriated: That would be correct. :-)

  34. 34.

    Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)

    March 22, 2020 at 3:45 pm

    Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies (Gatlinburg, TN): Penguin cam!

    I’ve been here a few times over the years on vacation and it’s a really cool aquarium to visit

    Pittsburgh Zoo

    Cheetah and penguin webcams

  35. 35.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 3:46 pm

    I’m trying to figure out what to call the grouping in the sidebar that will contain this collection of resources all the resources that were talked about in the Let’s Make Our Own Fun post last night.

    Webcams, book and movie recommendations, podcasts, gaming sites, etc. So bigger than just this collection of Zoos etc.

    It will live just below Calling All Jackals, but above John’s Twitter feed.

    Any ideas on what to call it?

  36. 36.

    NotMax

    March 22, 2020 at 3:47 pm

    @WaterGirl

    That’s a clickable link to a separate cam with a view of the marina, different from the underwater cam with live views of the fishies.

  37. 37.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 3:48 pm

    @NotMax: What that are you referring to?

  38. 38.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 3:50 pm

    @NotMax: Looks like Ozolio will be a “pay” place?

  39. 39.

    NotMax

    March 22, 2020 at 3:52 pm

    @WaterGirl

    Easiest way to see what is on display there is to click on the link. It’s a webcam aggregating service which outfits (zoos, aquaria, etc.) can join to the reach a wider audience with their live streams.

    @WaterGirl

    Natural World Cams.

  40. 40.

    Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)

    March 22, 2020 at 3:54 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    Lots and Lots of Animals

  41. 41.

    dexwood

    March 22, 2020 at 3:57 pm

    @WaterGirl: Web Cam Candy

  42. 42.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 3:59 pm

    @NotMax:  @Goku (aka Amerikan Baka):  @dexwood:

    Great ideas if I were just looking for what to name webcams, etc.  I was not clear enough before.  See my revised comment at #35 for a better explanation of what I am asking for.  thanks

  43. 43.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 4:02 pm

    Note to self:  never update an ongoing thread while making a cream soup.

  44. 44.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 22, 2020 at 4:03 pm

    @dexwood: I am sure that site name is already in use by cam girls.

    ETA:  No, I haven’t and shan’t search.

  45. 45.

    Omnes Omnibus

    March 22, 2020 at 4:05 pm

    @WaterGirl: Mushroom?

  46. 46.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 4:05 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: I would not google that, either.

  47. 47.

    ema

    March 22, 2020 at 4:06 pm

    For wild animals I highly recommend CritterVision – backyard cam (actually, 3 cams: 2 for animals, 1 for birds) in the Lowcountry of S.C. During the day you see geese, ducks, squirrels, birds, and, occasionally, [vegetarian] vultures*. At night you have [some “fluffy”] raccoons, deer, opossum, and the occasional coyote, rabbit, and field mouse.

    *I saw them feast on peanut butter like it was prime rib. Watch and learn, I guess.

  48. 48.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 4:06 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: If you are describing the mushroom of boiling cream soup rising, the answer is yes.  I’m hoping that if I keep stirring it, the soup will forget it ever boiled up.

  49. 49.

    dexwood

    March 22, 2020 at 4:08 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Yeah, guess I didn’t think along those lines and I won’t be investigating that probability either.

  50. 50.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 4:09 pm

    @ema: added.

  51. 51.

    ema

    March 22, 2020 at 4:09 pm

    If you go to their wide angle view right now you’ll see several geese just sitting, resting. Very relaxing.

  52. 52.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 4:10 pm

    @Paul T: Some are wildlife cams.  They don’t have to look at the zoo webcams.

  53. 53.

    UncleEbeneezer

    March 22, 2020 at 4:10 pm

    Had a virtual Quarantini Cocktail hour (using Zoom) on Friday wth 3 other couples that we rarely see due to geography, scheduling etc. It was really nice to just vent and catch up and joke around.  I highly recommend this as a nice way to lift your spirits with those you love.

    Next time we may just do 2-on-2 to make conversation a little easier.

    Also, just went for a nice, 2.6 mile walk to enjoy the sunshine before rain arrives this eve.  Unfortunately many of our fave local hikes are becoming over-run with people (I’m guessing State/County will close them officially soon) but we still have some lovely streets with lots of neat houses and always a view of the mountains.

  54. 54.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 4:12 pm

    @Feathers: I think that may go better with something else we will be doing down the line.  So please hang on to the link for me.

  55. 55.

    ema

    March 22, 2020 at 4:12 pm

    @WaterGirl

    Thank you.

  56. 56.

    NotMax

    March 22, 2020 at 4:14 pm

    @WaterGirl

    Fighting Cabin Fever

    Good Stuff for Bad Times

    Pastime Panoply

    Respite-o-rama

  57. 57.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 4:17 pm

    @NotMax: Those are good!  Will keep the naming suggestions open until I get it set up.  thanks.

  58. 58.

    NotMax

    March 22, 2020 at 4:21 pm

    YouTube collection link which would seem to fit right in with this topic.

  59. 59.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 4:25 pm

    @NotMax: missing link.

  60. 60.

    NotMax

    March 22, 2020 at 4:28 pm

    @WaterGirl

    Oopsie. Fix.

    YouTube collection link which would seem to fit right in with this topic.

  61. 61.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 4:32 pm

    @NotMax: Funny.  I just put up a link to Explore.org

    YouTube might be a better interface, though.  Take a look if you want and let me know what you think.

  62. 62.

    Martin

    March 22, 2020 at 4:33 pm

    @UncleEbeneezer: One of my staff is doing Zoom brunches every sunday.

  63. 63.

    Mnemosyne

    March 22, 2020 at 4:36 pm

    Here’s a list of all of the webcams at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach (CA). They have a shark cam!

    http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/exhibits/webcams

  64. 64.

    NotMax

    March 22, 2020 at 4:36 pm

    @WaterGirl

    6 of one, square root of 36 of the other.

    People might be more at home with utilizing YouTube, though. Then again, por qué no los dos?

  65. 65.

    Cowgirl in the Sandi

    March 22, 2020 at 4:46 pm

    Here’s a link to a place we stay in Maui that has a webcam of the ocean and swaying palms.  I look at it a lot when we are not there (which is most of the time) because it is very soothing.

    I am not trying to fluff this place – so if this is not appropriate for this thread, feel free to remove this post.  But the image is very soothing.

  66. 66.

    lamh36

    March 22, 2020 at 4:55 pm

    Ok… Debbie Allen is giving weekly dance lesson in IG…can that be included in thread like these?

  67. 67.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 5:00 pm

    @lamh36: Definitely.  Not this one, though. Do you have a link?

    Also, what is IG? Instagram.

    edit: We talked about having one for free concerts – maybe we just broaden that to include concerts & classes?

  68. 68.

    Another Scott

    March 22, 2020 at 5:07 pm

    @pamelabrown53: Anything that you can see on a web brower (on your phone or on a computer) you can “cast” to a TV with an HDMI input if you get a Chromecast. I believe similar “dongles” from other companies have similar capabilities.

    I hope that answers the question you were asking!

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  69. 69.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    March 22, 2020 at 5:09 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    Instagram.

  70. 70.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 5:18 pm

    @Steeplejack (phone): Thanks, I finally figured it out, but I am so not cool.

  71. 71.

    Sister Rail Gun of Warm Humanitarianism

    March 22, 2020 at 5:40 pm

    There are two livecams at Makov Rescue Station in the Czech Republic.

    The bird feeder is Maysie’s favorite bird cam.

    The pond is less popular with the cats because the animals sometimes walk right up to the camera.

  72. 72.

    Kim Walker

    March 22, 2020 at 5:51 pm

    My daughter and SIL are working from home, but the three grandkids have been sent home from school for an unknown period of time and no plan for online school work. Needless to say chaos and videogames reign. She has asked if I could put some homeschool thing together for them. I am game (public servant also sent home for the duration), but clueless. I asked her for some idea about what they are studying in each subject area. We may do things via Skype or something (I don’t know how that works, but are all very techie). The animal websites could be very useful for something, I’m sure. Any suggestions gratefully accepted. Even just a starting place. I told her I’d try to get something together in two days. I do love my daughter.

  73. 73.

    Mnemosyne

    March 22, 2020 at 7:38 pm

    Late entry, and videos rather than a webcam, but the Oregon Zoo has made a YouTube playlist of their Tiny Goat Visits videos:

    https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLN6JcdQ1hOOhWAhXivtvmILdpj8pWAZqs

  74. 74.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 9:11 pm

    @Kim Walker: I don’t really have any expertise in that area, but I don’t see that you have told us how old the kids are.  If you could add that, perhaps someone who sees this thread later tonight might have some insight.

  75. 75.

    WaterGirl

    March 22, 2020 at 9:11 pm

    @Mnemosyne: Got it!

  76. 76.

    Ascap_scab

    March 22, 2020 at 10:35 pm

    Arconic Davenport, Iowa Eagle Cam

  77. 77.

    fancycwabs

    March 23, 2020 at 9:44 am

    Hohenwald’s Elephant Sanctuary, which rescues elephants from circuses and zoos, has a couple of webcams.

  78. 78.

    WaterGirl

    March 23, 2020 at 11:34 am

    @Kim Walker: In case you return to the scene of the crime this thread, you could check out the new heading in the sidebar:

    No Cabin Fever For Us!

    Combat Boredom with This List has some things that would be good for kids.

  79. 79.

    SWMBO

    March 24, 2020 at 3:39 pm

    Haven’t read the comments but I am tossing these in just in case:

    https://fox4kc.com/news/kansas-city-zoo-offering-24-hour-live-stream-of-penguins/

    https://www.narcity.com/things-to-do/us/ga/atlanta/georgia-aquarium-has-live-cameras-that-let-you-explore-from-home

    https://www.adventure-journal.com/2020/03/if-youre-stuck-inside-might-as-well-enjoy-this-list-of-animal-cams/

  80. 80.

    WaterGirl

    March 25, 2020 at 11:46 pm

    @SWMBO: I just added these up top.  Thank you!

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