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Every free live animal cam on YouTube we could find, in one zoo. The Main Stage tours the planet and shows animals where it is daytime right now. Pick any cam to put it on stage, or build a wall of up to 9 and watch them all at once.
Most watched today
What people on the zoo watched most in the last 24 hours. Pick one to put it on the Main Stage.Zoo map
Every cam on the planet. The shaded half of the world is in night right now. Pick a dot to put that cam on the Main Stage.Loading the map…
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- Daytime
- Night
- Action now
- Trending
- Off air
How the zoo works
- The cams were found by searching YouTube in 14 languages. City cams, news, music loops, “cat TV” and documentary reruns were left out, so every cam here is a real live view of animals.
- Each cam is tagged with its place, time zone and habitat. “Awake now” keeps the cams where it is between 5 am and 8 pm locally.
- The Main Stage learns when to move on. Every press of “Next cam”, by you or anyone, teaches it how long each cam holds people; your own skips change your tour right away. It follows your filters, so choose Africa and it tours Africa. Press “Touring the planet” to stay on one cam, or “Highlights only” to tour just the cams that are trending or have action right now.
- A wall plays up to 9 cams at once. Tap “Sound” on a tile to hear that one.
- The list is checked every day: restarted streams get their new link, dead ones are removed, and new cams are added.
Every video plays from its owner’s channel through YouTube’s own player. Some owners block playback on other sites; those cams open on YouTube instead. Recording or re-editing a stream for anything public needs the cam owner’s permission.
Live cams by animal
Backyard birdsStorksBald eaglesPeregrine falconsOwlsOspreysCats and kittensCoral reefsPenguinsBrown bearsFarm animalsSeals and sea lionsGiraffesHummingbirdsElephantsTigersDeerOttersGreat apesRaccoonsBatsHedgehogsGoatsHorsesSquirrelsWildebeest migrationPuppies and dogsWolvesBadgersFoxesElkJellyfishManateesOrcasSharks
A field guide to live animal cams
A live cam is a window, not a film: nobody edits out the quiet parts. That is what makes the moments worth it, and it is why this zoo keeps an eye on hundreds of streams at once and sends the Main Stage to the ones where something is happening. Here is what to look for, wherever you tune in.
Nests
Eagle, osprey, stork and falcon cams follow the breeding season. Watch for nest-building and egg-laying in late winter and spring, hatching about five weeks later, and the chicks’ first flapping “helicopter” practice just before they fledge. Between seasons, adults often still visit to repair the nest.
Waterholes and rivers
African waterhole cams are busiest in the dry season and in the first and last hours of light, when elephants, giraffes, zebras and antelope come to drink and predators follow. At Brooks Falls in Alaska, brown bears gather in July and September to catch salmon jumping the falls.
Zoos, aquariums and rescues
Zoo cams are liveliest around feeding times and in the morning, before the animals settle for the day. Aquarium and reef cams move all day long, and rescue cams for kittens, puppies and sloths are at their best at mealtimes and playtime.
After dark
When a cam switches to a grey infrared picture, the night shift begins: owls hunting, hedgehogs and badgers foraging, and animals at African waterholes that you will rarely see by day. Use “Awake now” to stay in daylight, or leave it off to watch the night side of the planet.