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Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife – Webcams!

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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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  3. 3.

    pamelabrown53

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

  4. 4.

    Paul T

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

  8. 8.

    Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)

    Let’s talk about anything but you know what.

    Voldemort?

    (beat)

    Oh, bloody hell I did it again

  9. 9.

    Feathers

    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

  17. 17.

    Citizen Alan

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

  18. 18.

    Fair Economist

    @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?

  20. 20.

    WaterGirl

    @’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.

    :-(

  25. 25.

    Rob

    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

    @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

    @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.

  29. 29.

    WaterGirl

    @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

    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

    @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.

  35. 35.

    WaterGirl

    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

    @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.

  39. 39.

    NotMax

    @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.

  47. 47.

    ema

    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.

  53. 53.

    UncleEbeneezer

    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.

  64. 64.

    NotMax

    @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

    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

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

  67. 67.

    WaterGirl

    @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

    @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.

  71. 71.

    Sister Rail Gun of Warm Humanitarianism

    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

    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.

  74. 74.

    WaterGirl

    @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.

  78. 78.

    WaterGirl

    @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.

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