Okay, so the primary purpose of me going to Sudan this summer is to provide spiritual and educational support to the Sudanese; however, I am a huge fan of the Great Outdoors, and I am very hopeful that I will see some African wildlife while I am there. Can you imagine seeing elephants, hippos, and lions just walking around like we see deer and coyotes here??
I mentioned at work that I would love to see (and take pictures of) African animals in the wild. I mean, we've all seen the lions hanging out on their rocks at the zoo, and even the elephants getting a bath from the zookeepers, but I want to see them in their natural habitat. That's when one of the teachers mentioned that there exists a camera through which you can watch live streaming video from the African safari!! He couldn't remember what it was called, so I did a quick Google search and found the Africam!
Each day while I have some down time, I turn on the Africam and watch the bush. Most often, nothing happens; however, in the two days that I have been watching it, I have already seen 3 elephants, a giraffe, either water buffalo or warthogs (I couldn't tell...the video isn't HD), and a lizard crawl across the camera lens!
There are 4 live streaming cameras, and I think that they are mostly in South Africa. The popular watering holes seem to be on the Elephant Plains and the Tembe Elephant Park. One note, most of Africa is 7-8 hours ahead of us, so you have to watch in the mornings (or really late at night) to still see their daytime. There cameras are set up with night vision, but I think the animals aren't as active at night.
**{Edited to Add}
Just after I posted this the first time, I went to the website and while on there I got to watch an elephant get a drink and start eating from a bush. Then, a hyena strolled up to get a drink and circled the watering hole. I took some screen shots of the action!! Keep in mind that these are night shots, so the quality is very poor, but I was excited nonetheless!
I mentioned at work that I would love to see (and take pictures of) African animals in the wild. I mean, we've all seen the lions hanging out on their rocks at the zoo, and even the elephants getting a bath from the zookeepers, but I want to see them in their natural habitat. That's when one of the teachers mentioned that there exists a camera through which you can watch live streaming video from the African safari!! He couldn't remember what it was called, so I did a quick Google search and found the Africam!
Each day while I have some down time, I turn on the Africam and watch the bush. Most often, nothing happens; however, in the two days that I have been watching it, I have already seen 3 elephants, a giraffe, either water buffalo or warthogs (I couldn't tell...the video isn't HD), and a lizard crawl across the camera lens!
There are 4 live streaming cameras, and I think that they are mostly in South Africa. The popular watering holes seem to be on the Elephant Plains and the Tembe Elephant Park. One note, most of Africa is 7-8 hours ahead of us, so you have to watch in the mornings (or really late at night) to still see their daytime. There cameras are set up with night vision, but I think the animals aren't as active at night.
**{Edited to Add}
Just after I posted this the first time, I went to the website and while on there I got to watch an elephant get a drink and start eating from a bush. Then, a hyena strolled up to get a drink and circled the watering hole. I took some screen shots of the action!! Keep in mind that these are night shots, so the quality is very poor, but I was excited nonetheless!
Have fun watching!!
