Wildlife Webcams

A rotating collection of live animal cameras that may include giant pandas, koalas, baboons, polar bears, penguins, and hippos. Streams run during San Diego’s daylight hours and rebroadcast overnight; a few cams are pre-recorded.

Live webcams that may include giant pandas, elephants, lions, naked mole-rats, and cheetah cubs. Cams stream live roughly 7 a.m.–7 p.m. ET, then switch to a recorded replay.

Live webcams that may include elephants, chimpanzees, gorillas, and rhinos. Cameras are typically live daily 7 a.m.–7 p.m.; animals may be off-camera during cleaning and feeding.

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo shares animal videos, virtual experiences, and exhibit highlights online.

A live giant panda cam. Zoo Atlanta’s previous pandas returned to China in 2024; a new panda pair arrived in 2026 and the PandaCam has resumed.

The Saint Louis Zoo shares animal videos, virtual programs, and exhibit content online.

Live cameras that may include African lions, elephants, and giraffes. Cams are typically live daily 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

The Chattanooga Zoo shares animal videos and virtual content online.

Live giraffe cameras featuring one of the largest reticulated giraffe herds in North America. Cams are typically live during zoo hours (about 8:45 a.m.–4:45 p.m. MT).

The Santa Barbara Zoo shares animal videos and virtual content online.

The Oakland Zoo shares animal videos and virtual content online.

Live animal cams that may include hippos and tiger cubs. Cam availability and featured animals change over time.

Live animal cameras that may include polar bears and other species.

The El Paso Zoo shares animal videos and virtual content online.

The Indianapolis Zoo shares animal videos and virtual content online.

The Detroit Zoo shares animal videos and virtual content online.

Live cameras that may include African lions, Japanese macaques, Jamaican iguanas, and birds in the Free Flight habitat.

The Dallas Zoo shares animal videos and virtual content online.

The San Antonio Zoo shares animal videos and virtual content online.

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo shares animal videos and virtual content online.

Live webcams from the Maryland Zoo, including the Penguin Coast cam (with an underwater swim-channel view) and the African Watering Hole cam, where ostriches and zebras may appear. Cams are typically live during daytime hours.

A live camera showing one of the western lowland gorilla habitats in Zoo Atlanta’s Ford African Rain Forest, home to multiple gorilla social groups. Gorillas are typically visible on cam from roughly 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST.

A live webcam from Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance. The featured habitat may vary; check the official page for the current view and live hours (typically 9 a.m.–4 p.m.).

Live streams from the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium, including the nation’s first Hippoquarium with underwater hippo viewing. Streams are typically live daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Live animal webcams from the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, which may include elephants, gorillas, Mexican wolves, and the Discovery Reef aquarium. Cam availability and featured habitats change over time.

Live streaming exhibits from the Milwaukee County Zoo, hosted on the zoo’s Zooview streaming platform. Featured residents and habitats may rotate.

Live webcams that may include the Ocean Voyager exhibit (whale sharks and manta rays), beluga whales, jellyfish, sharks, and sea otters.

Live cams that may include sea otters, jellyfish, kelp forest, open sea, sharks, penguins, and Monterey Bay itself. Cams are typically live 7 a.m.–7 p.m. PT.

The National Aquarium shares virtual tours, animal videos, and exhibit content online.

Live webcams that may include the tropical reef habitat, shark lagoon, and other exhibits.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium shares animal rescue and rehabilitation videos and virtual content online.

Live webcams of the four-story Giant Ocean Tank (a Caribbean coral reef) and the African penguin colony.

Shedd Aquarium shares virtual field trips, animal videos, and exhibit content online.

A live sea otter cam featuring the aquarium’s resident otters; also streamed on the aquarium’s YouTube channel.

The Oregon Coast Aquarium shares animal videos and virtual content online.

Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada shares animal videos and virtual content online.

A live penguin cam from Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg, featuring the aquarium’s African penguin colony as they waddle, swim, and interact.

Live cams from the Seattle Aquarium, including a sea otter and fur seal cam. The featured animals may rotate; harbor seals are also viewable at the aquarium.

A live, high-definition webcam of the River Otter Falls habitat at the Tennessee Aquarium, featuring North American river otters swimming and playing. The cam is typically live daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET.

Live webcams that may include penguins, tigers, lions, giraffes, and koalas. The cam line-up changes over time; some habitats may be offline during refurbishment.

A live watering-hole camera in Tembe Elephant Park, where elephants and other African wildlife may appear, especially during South African daylight hours.

A live camera at Nkorho Bush Lodge in the Sabi Sand reserve, where African wildlife may pass by throughout the day and night.

Taronga Zoo Sydney shares animal videos and virtual content overlooking Sydney Harbour.

Melbourne Zoo shares animal videos and virtual content online.

Folly Farm shares animal videos and virtual content online.

Cotswold Wildlife Park shares animal videos and virtual content online.

Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary shares animal videos and virtual content online.

Werribee Open Range Zoo shares animal videos and virtual content online.

Free, expert-narrated live game drives streamed twice daily (morning and evening South African time), also available on the WildEarth YouTube channel.

A continuous live camera at the Tau waterhole in South Africa’s Madikwe Game Reserve, where elephants, lions, wild dogs, giraffes, and crocodiles may visit. Best viewing is during South African daylight hours; the cam may show highlights at night.

A live camera on the banks of the Olifants River near the Naledi Game Lodge, bordering Kruger National Park, where hippos, crocodiles, elephants, and a variety of birds and wildlife may appear.

A solar-powered live camera at a secluded watering hole in the Balule Nature Reserve, part of the Greater Kruger area. Elephants, lions, leopards, hyenas, and giraffes may visit, including after dark.

A live webcam overlooking Dublin Zoo’s African Savanna habitat, where giraffes, zebras, rhinos, ostriches, and scimitar-horned oryx may be seen roaming.

Live webcams from Paignton Zoo, including a flamingo cam featuring the zoo’s flock of flamingos. Additional cams may be available; check the official page for current views.

Live webcams from Marwell Zoo, which may include penguin, aquarium, and flamingo views.

Live streaming from ZSL London Zoo, including views of the Penguin Beach habitat — England’s largest penguin pool. The featured habitats may rotate; check the official page for current live views.

A live camera at the Shenshuping Gengda Panda Center in the Wolong region of Sichuan, China, offering views into giant panda yards. Best viewing is during local daylight hours; the cam may show highlights at night.

A live camera inside the GRACE sanctuary’s forest corridor, where rehabilitated Grauer’s gorillas may be seen. Best viewing is during local daylight hours.

Live webcams of the International Wolf Center’s ambassador wolf pack in northern Minnesota.

Kitten Rescue shares rescue and adoption videos and virtual content online.

A live puppy whelping room cam from Warrior Canine Connection, a Maryland nonprofit that trains service dogs for veterans. The cam follows future service dogs from their first weeks of life; additional puppy cams may be available.

The famous explore.org bear cam at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park, where brown bears gather to catch salmon. Activity peaks during the summer–fall salmon run; the cam may show highlights or be off-season at other times.

Canopy Family’s Canopy Lodge shares bird and wildlife videos from the Panamanian cloud forest online.

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge shares videos of its rescued big cats and bears, plus virtual content online.

A seasonal crane cam along the Platte River, where hundreds of thousands of Sandhill Cranes gather during spring migration (typically late February through April). The cam is inactive outside migration season.

Seasonal webcams of bald eagle nests on the Channel Islands, active during the breeding and nesting season. The cams are inactive outside nesting season.

A live camera in Canada’s Grasslands National Park, home to plains bison and Canada’s only black-tailed prairie dog colonies. The cam may also capture burrowing owls and other grassland wildlife.

A live underwater webcam at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, where resident and rehabilitating West Indian manatees can be seen swimming in the natural spring. Wild manatees are most visible during the cooler winter months.

The famous live bald eagle nest cam near Decorah, Iowa, operated by the Raptor Resource Project and streamed on explore.org. Activity peaks during the nesting season (late winter through summer); the cam may show highlights or be less active outside that period.

A live cam from Midway Atoll, operated by the Friends of Midway Atoll, where Laysan albatrosses and other seabirds nest by the hundreds of thousands. Activity peaks during the nesting season (roughly October through July).

A live hummingbird feeder cam from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, located in the Davis Mountains outside Fort Davis, Texas, at over 5,500 feet elevation. The cam hosts more than 30 feeders and is most active during spring and fall migration.

A live audio stream from OrcaLab’s network of hydrophones (underwater microphones) on Hanson Island, British Columbia, capturing the vocalizations of wild Northern Resident and Bigg’s killer whales, plus humpbacks. Surface video is also available when orcas pass the cameras.

A live underwater and on-deck camera aboard the Beluga Boat, which tours the Churchill River Estuary in Manitoba each summer alongside thousands of beluga whales. The cam is active only during the summer beluga season (roughly July–August).

A live cam inside an Atlantic puffin burrow on Seal Island, Maine, operated by the National Audubon Society’s Seabird Institute and explore.org. Puffins nest and raise chicks here during the spring and summer; the cam is inactive while puffins are at sea (roughly August–April).

Live polar bear cams from Churchill, Manitoba — the “Polar Bear Capital of the World” — operated by Polar Bears International and explore.org from Tundra Buggies on the cape. The cams are most active during the fall bear migration (roughly October–November); a year-round cape cam may also be available.

A live cam at the Tiger Lake habitat, where rescued tigers swim and explore. Big Cat Rescue’s resident cats have been relocated to Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Arkansas; confirm the current streaming location on the official page.