Clearly, we can’t get to the zoo right now, during the pandemic. But what if you could bring the zoo to you? These Zoo Webcams do just that!
Do the kids want to watch and learn about their favourite animals and species right now anyways? Are they concerned about their favourite zoos or the animals there? Well, let them watch some of these Zoo Webcams and they will be entertained for hours over the next few weeks.
Oh I know there are so many potential puns and jokes to be had regarding zoos and kids and families. Bringing the literal zoo into your zoo at home! LOL. Or maybe this one: bringing animals to your little animals? Meh, we are all just trying to do our best right now and these are some excellent resources that can help all of you.
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Some of the Best Zoo WebCams Around the World
- Edinburgh Zoo Panda Cam or Penguin Cam
I can honestly say I saw pandas this morning and they were up and walking around thriving. SO great. What a way to start the day! Listen, this is a no pressure thing right now entirely. For me, at my house, it’s about maintaining sanity and positivity and staying busy. I enjoy seeing the pandas and other wildlife on the webcams – it makes me happy and is a perfect way to launch a potentially challenging day.
- San Diego ZooĀ https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/videos – they have a penguin cam too that is very entertaining and fun to watch.
- Tiger Cam at the San Diego Zoo – Zoo Kids. Mad love this right now. Watched two tigers grooming each other this morning.
Super Grateful for These Right Now
My gratitude exercise right now, is actually thank goodness for webcams and technology. I can be in San Diego at the zoo or in Atlanta or Kansas City. That is exceptional.
- Zoo AtlantaĀ Panda CamĀ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeOJM_iTiP4
- Kansas City Zoo Animal Chat Virtual animal chat. LOVE. LOVE and more love. Educational chats about the animals at the zoo. There are several varieties of animal chats that you will learn from – from penguins to meerkats
- Chattanooga Zoo MEERKAT FAMILY WEBCAM. Why yes, I am screaming because this is that delightful! I am invested and I love them already.
- Houston Zoo Giraffe Platform WebCam in the giraffe feeding area.
- Milwaukee County Zoo – There are many different animals here actually. Many webcams tuned to their living spaces.
- Memphis Zoo virtual zoo programs for schools. This is pretty spectacular featuring: a hippo Cam, elephant cam and panda cam. Really clear visuals and this morning I watched a hippopotamus hanging out in the water.
- El Paso Zoo has a wide range of webcams focused on numerous animals from the orangutang space to penguins, meerkats and giraffes.
- Reid Park Zoo Lion Cam in Tuscon, AZĀ http://reidparkzoo.org/cameras/lion-cam/
- Numerous live cams here and some stored footage from other years Rhenen, NetherlandĀ Explore the Live Cams
- Dublin Zoo elephant habitat. Listen, I watched this this morning actually and loved it so much I can’t even tell you. I found it relaxing to see an elephant out and about eating, drinking and washing up.
- Animal Adventure WebCam – Watch the giraffes or the tigers.
- Berlin Zoo has super sweet panda babies on Youtube right now. You should hit subscribe on this one.
The Smithsonian!
- Smithsonianās National ZooĀ https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams Mole rats, pandas and lions!
Canadian Zoo Webcams/ Recording and Youtube
This list is smaller than I had hoped and not for lack of trying. Let’s just say, I am kind of surprised that more Canadian zoos don’t have webcams up and running. Maybe, something they need to look at for future.
Toronto Zoo has Youtube resources, so that’s certainly something. Love that zoo, so if I am wrong and you know they have live zoo webcams, please drop me a line or a comment. Thanks! Hit subscribe so you don’t miss any of the updates.
Wilder Institute / Calgary Zoo PandaCam. WOW the Calgary Zoo has an impressive leg up on conservation efforts now leaning hard into a global mission that is admirable.
Greater Vancouver Zoo – Youtube.
Not Exactly Zoo WebCams, But Still AWESOME
- Fiona the Premature Baby Hippo Series at Cincinnati Zoo. You need to access this series via Youtube or Facebook. So maybe a bit more supervision or help than usual for your kids. Still, this series tells the story of Fiona and she is so sweet.
- Oregon Zoo on Youtube can tell your kids exactly what staff do to take care of animals in times of severe weather events, or natural disasters. Love how up to date this information is. It tells you that the zoo is closed and then assures you everyone is being taken care of. My kids are teens and I can tell you that they have questions about local farms and therapy riding facilities etc. They want to know this information. Who is feeding the animals and what happens to them right now?
- Watch this page for Facebook Lives and more – > Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.
- Lincoln Children’s Zoo has a Keeper corner which is also educational. Kids love animals and they enjoy imagining themselves as zookeepers too. This lets them do that!
Nature in Its Glory
Not a ZOO BUT even more Wildlife in their habitat. This is my new favourite actually.
- Explore.org – Africa. Gorgeous and live impalas this morning when I checked in.
Relaxing and Educational
These Zoo Webcams can be relaxing, or educational right now. While I started watching these during the peak pandemic years, I have updated them for 2026 and still enjoy popping in from time to time to see what’s changed. Enjoy these when you are hunting for something to keep kids occupied. My new favourite is the polar bears on Explore.org above.
I’m going to be sure to watch… well, all of this probably. I’m already going a little bit stir-crazy, and this is going to make things so much better.
This COULD NOT have come at a better time for us! My kids are just about to hit the red line of the boredom zone. I think these cams are going to be a lot of fun.
Brianne – they really are and I love the pandas and meerkats. They cheer me up in the morning.
I need to turn these on for my son!!
OMG this post is a gold mine. Thank you so much for sharing. Watching some cute animals is perfect to relax and get your mind of everything that is going on right now! My kids will love this!
Oh good. I am so glad to hear that.
What a fantastic alternative when not being able to actually visit a zoo or see nature in its natural setting. This makes me wonder if there’s a zoo cam here at the Singapore zoo. Hmmm?
Oh Wow! What a great share of the best zoo webcams that we can watch right from our own homes. Especially during this Covid 19!!
Oh wow….I didn’t even know any of these existed! These shall be good for me.
I need to share this information to my daughter immediately as she really wanted to go to the zoo since 2 days ago. I am sure she is going to be happy knowing these things. Thank you!
Wow thats superb, I will ask my son to watch them. He watches Discovery and National Geographic channels a lot. He will be super interested to watch the zoo cams. Thanks for the information.
Of course! I love them. So much cuteness!
So awesome! I had no idea there were zoo cams. I love animals and the zoo, I will have to check these out! š
LOVE watching zoo webcams … totally obsessed with Fiona the hippo lol. Thanks for this list; i’ll definitely be checking out more of them.
Ngl when Iām feeli down or bored at work, the Edinburgh panda cam is my go too š
These are so fun! I would love to check these out with the kids. Lots of great choices and opportunities for learning.
i started watching the penguin cam and forgot i needed to reply to your post first hehe. love these!
I never knew there were zoo cams. I am already going crazy, I’ll surely watch them.
Cute, we will have to check these out for sure since we have all the time in the world indoors now. We love animals.
OK I totally needed this post right now – what a fun list of webcams to check out – I’m grabbing some headphones and going in right now!
Awesome share! I getting the kids on here to check this out right now. The zoos are so amazing but traveling to them right now is off-limits.