Best Live Animal Cams for Homeschoolers

Watching live animal cams can be a great way to observe and learn about animals you wouldn't usually have the chance to see up-close. In this post I share about some of my family's favorite live animal cams on YouTube.

Bald Eagle Cams

Bald eagle cams are really cool! It is so fun to watch the process of laying and incubating eggs, and then the raising of the eaglets after they hatch. We have several pairs that we watch regularly during breeding season.

-The Big Bear Bald Eagles Live Nest Cam

The Big Bear Bald Eagle Cam is positioned on the nest of Jackie and Shadow, a breeding pair of wild bald eagles in Big Bear, California. This pair typically lays eggs in January, so the best months to watch this particular cam is January through June.

-The Southwest Florida Eagle Cam

In this region eggs are typically layed in November or December, so the best months to watch this cam are November through April.

-The NEFL Eagle Cam

This cam is positioned on the nest of a wild pair of bald eagles named Gabby and Beau located in Northeast Florida. Gabby typically lays eggs in December, so this cam is best to watch December through May.

Other Bird Cams

-Live Hummingbird Cam in Peru

This cam is positioned on a collection of hummingbird feeders located in Peru and features giant hummingbirds, sword-billed hummingbirds, and shinning sunbeams.

-Aubodons Rowe Sanctuary Crane Cam

Watch this cam in March and April to watch as over a million Sandhill cranes stop in the Rowe Sancuary in the Platte River Valley in Nebraska on their way to their summer breeding grounds.

-Live Barn Owl Cam

This camera features a pair of barn owls in Florida.

Ocean Life Cams

-The Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Jelly Cam

This camera is located in the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Pacific sea nettle jellyfish tank. Watch as the sea jellies drift and pulse.

-The Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Moon Jelly Cam

This is another Monterey Bay Aquarium camera. This one is in their moon jelly tank.

-The OrcaLab Wild Orca Cam

This channel features a series of cameras located around Hanson Island, British Columbia. You can watch and listen to wild orca families, humpback whales, dolphins and sea lions along the British Columbian coast. Summer is the best time to watch this cam.

-The Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Open Sea Cam

This camera is located in the Monterey Bay Aquarium's one-million-gallon Open Sea exhibit. It features Pelagic stingrays, green sea turtles, ocean sunfish, hammerhead sharks, tuna, a variety of sea jellies, marine birds like puffins and murre, and more.

-Vancouver Aquarium Sea Otter Cam

Enjoy watching the sea otters at the Vancouver Aquarium with this live animal cam. All the otters in this exhibit were rescued as orphaned pups.

-Homosassa Springs Live Manatee Cam

This cam features the manatees of Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. The manatees are fed 4 times a day- around 7:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, and 3:30pm (eastern time).

Zoo Cams

-Wolong Grove Panda Cam

This channel shows highlights from 11 different giant panda yards located at the Shenshuping Gengda Wolong Valley Nature Preserve in China.

-San Diego Zoo Live Ape Cam

This cam is live daily from 7:30am to 7:30pm Pacific time. At night they rebroadcast the footage from the previous day.

-San Diego Zoo Live Red Panda Cam

This camera, located at the San Diego Zoo, features 3 red pandas named Lucas, Kola, and Adira. They are most active at dawn and dusk.

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