Wildlife Animal Webcams: Watch Wild Animals In Action!

If there's not much going on at the time you tune in (if it's pitch black at night or something), then take a look at their video highlights -- saved video footage from previous days at the watering hole.

Baby Panda Cams
A panda cub was born at the San Diego Zoo on August 2, 2005.

According to the website:

"Following Chinese tradition, she will be named at 100 days of age."

...which, according to my calculation (though I'm very bad at math), would be on or about November 10th. In which case, I think she should be named "Lynnette" in honor of my November 14th birthday. Check out their website to see what name they ultimately choose for this cute little panda cub!

Here's the live streaming Panda Cam. At this point, she's cute in that "ugly newborn baby animal kind of way"... The webcam does pretty much provide a round-the-clock view of her though.

Another baby panda was born on July 9, 2005 at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. This one is a boy, and his name will be decided on October 17th.

The July 9 birth of a male panda cub at the National Zoo generated 637,000 visits to the zoo's panda Web page over a three-day period, said Peter Long, a zoo spokeswoman. Source

This little guy is definitely in the prime of his "cute stage"! He's full of fur and loves to roll around and sleep in front of the camera.

In addition to the zoo's daily panda blog, featuring an update on the mother and baby, there are two camera views you can choose here:

Indoor Panda Cam (...usually see the baby cub rolling around or resting, or mother and baby hanging out; camera frequently zooms in and captures different angles)

Outdoor Panda Cam (...usually see the mother panda munching on bamboo)

EXTRAS: Panda fans will also enjoy the baby panda photos of this little guy, and the accompanying video. And don't miss this video of the panda cub's parents featuring their first days at the National Zoo.

Other Animal Webcams
There are kabillions of these things around, so I picked my personal favorites, based on the type of wildlife animals I most enjoy watching... (NOTE: Webcams are popular on weekends... which means you are more likely to receive "too many connections" errors.)

Sea Life Cams

• SeaWorld San Diego (...Shamu's Underwater Cam show Shamu performing during the park's operating hours)
  
• Ocean Sciences Centre (...active and playful harp seals in water)
  
• Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre (...easy to see the beluga whales swimming; requires download of ActiveX Cam file first)
  
• Minnesota Zoo (...I saw three dolphins here, including a baby)
  
• Monterey Bay Aquarium (...lots of penguins playing on the rocks)
  

Elephant Cams

• Smithsonian National Zoological Park (...saw some elephants near their watering hole)
  
• Indianapolis Zoo (...looks like the camera's aimed at a spot frequented by elephants, but I never saw any)
  
• San Diego Zoo (...look out over the entire preserve to see elephants -- including babies -- roaming around)
  
• Toledo Zoo (...look close and you might see Baby Louie)
  

Giraffe Cams

• Smithsonian National Zoological Park (...saw an interesting giraffe inside the giraffe house)
  
• Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (...watch the giraffes go out past their specially designed draw bridge each day)
  

Primate Cams

• Smithsonian National Zoological Park (...I saw more people walking past the camera than actual gorillas)
  
• San Diego Zoo (...very little great ape activity the time that I checked)
  

Bear Cams

• Woodland Park Zoo (...supposedly black bears play here in the trickling water stream)
  
• San Diego Zoo (...I saw two polar bears playing in the water for a LONG time)