Live Animal Cams on the Web

Animal cams give you the opportunity to view live photographs and videos of wild and captive animals in realtime. Most of the cameras are only active during daylight (which might be the evening or night in your part of the world depending on where the camera is located), and some cameras are turned off during parts of the year if the animals are migrating or hibernating. However, most sites have a "best of" selection for you to enjoy when the cameras are not active.

Africam
Great African wildlife site with links to many good animal cams placed in different wildlife parks throughout South Africa.

Eagle Cam from Eagle Watch
Nice birdcam with live footage of the nest of two wild eagles in Reelfoot Lake State Park.

Eagle Cam Project
Exceptionally good live camera with a close-up view of the nest of a pair of bald eagles nesting on an island in the Connecticut River in Massachusetts.

Leopard Cam
This is actually two cameras mounted on a jeep used by a film crew, giving live coverage of the making of a documentary about leopards.

Live Shamu Cam
Live Shamu Cam from SeaWorld, San Diego.

NSP BirdCam
A great birdcam of a Peregrine Falcon's nest atop a 400-foot power plant stack.

Panda Cam
Exceptionally nice animal cam with streaming video of the activities of the pandas at the Giant Panda Research Station in San Diego Zoo.

Wild Bearcam
Live video from the McNeil River Sanctuary in Alaska where bears gather to catch salmon. Includes a video gallery for those times when the bears are hibernating.