Africa Waterhole Web Cam

[roisin]

My ds1 (8) is doing "Africa" as a topic at school this term (and loving it).

His teacher gave him the address of this website which is a webcam at a waterhole in Botswana. He loves watching it and seeing the animals.

PS Don't check just now though as the cameras are offline and not working for some reason! Check later in the day - after school is a good time.

nellie is having a swimming party

So is nellie still lounging or has she got out?

ahhh gorgeous!!!

oooo - croc out of the water

Is that nellie getting back in? Is she all right?

She seems to be having a drink and a shower

nellie is snorkelling

Ah at last, after all these years, a thread title with my name in it

there is a deer near the water with croc in water near it

is ok gone away now

aeroplane overhead

nellie still snorkelling

Do you think nellie's behaviour is normal? I'm worrying about her now.

another one was doing same thing this morning

snorkelling

Oh I don't mean the snorkelling, they couldn't breathe otherwise, I mean the spending hours and hours on her own in the water.

Oh I thought that was what you meant so was rather puzzled

There was a bigger one alone doing same thing this morning

Don't think she is a baby IMHO she is a young adult

Or could be a bull nellie called george

Bulls would be alone more but would be a young bull ie not very big for adult one

zebras are back

mumsnet has got a mention

nellie or george is standing up now and is bigger than I thought so IMHO it could be a george

the back right leg seems to keep being lifted up

but read on the blog that they go in water to rest cos they don't often lie down cos it takes weight offf legs

but the back rear one keeps being lifted out

is lying down again in water

That is one of the most relaxing things I've ever seen, I will use that to chill out to

It does get rather stressful though when croc appears and there are animals around the edge or in the water

zebras back

Oooooh! I've just seen my first Bustard!