Pete's Pond live cam--Relax your mind.

[anamandujano]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete's_Pond

Pete's Pond is a pond in Botswana named for Pete Le Roux, general manager of Mashatu Game Reserve. Le Roux created it as a watering hole in the hopes of protecting wildlife from poachers on the Limpopo River.

The pond was the site of a National Geographic "WildCam" project in 2005, which involved a high-resolution video camera recording everything that happened at the pond, with live video streaming 24 hours a day. During the daytime, various animals, including elephants, warthogs, baboons, crocodiles, birds and monkeys can be seen in and around the pond. At night, the pond is sometimes visited by various big cats, canines, hyenas, a variety of smaller carnivores, rodents and aardvarks.

In April, 2011, after approximately a year of downtime, live video streaming of Pete's Pond returned via WildEarth TV.
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http://www.wildearth.tv/cam/petes-pond

I think I may have found the link originally here at DU. I watched it incessantly until it shut down. My favorite encounter was between two ostriches that were drinking at the pond. (BTW, I didn't realize how gigantic they were.) Suddenly they started and ran away. I thought for sure something like an elephant or lion was approaching.

Two warthogs, one smallish, the other smaller, approached and began drinking. After standing off to the side for awhile, one of the ostriches began tip toeing toward the pond. The larger warthog stopped drinking and turned to face it. The ostrich backed off and they both left. It was hilarious.

I watched for two hours last night after I found the link again. I'll be posting screenshots from time to time. I hope others will post also.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

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[MineralMan]

2. Page not found error for me.

[Journeyman]

3. Link from the Wild Earth index . . .

http://www.wildearth.tv/cam/petes-pond

[MineralMan]

4. Thanks!

[anamandujano]

6. Thanks, I edited the original post.

[anamandujano]

5. Screenshots 9-3-2016

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I think this is a crane. It was there all night and still there when I watched with coffee this morning.

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I wanted more shots of this animal but it ran off quickly. Is it a water buffalo?

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Morning has broken.

[Liberal_in_LA]

7. Great find... link

http://www.wildearth.tv/cam/petes-pond

[yortsed snacilbuper]

8. I started watching PP about 11PM last night and the Sun was just rising over PP,

I got to see Monkeys, Eagles, warthogs, ostriches , water buffaloes, gazelles and all kinds of Birds.

This is one of the best wild life cams I found.

link
http://www.wildearth.tv/cam/petes-pond

[anamandujano]

10. I missed them.

I was watching at the time that the sun was coming up and didn't see the monkeys, eagles, warthogs or ostriches. Maybe I was rebooting.

I guess that was a water buffalo I screenshoted. Boy that crane has it all figured out. It is camped out there always.

I'm dying to see some warthogs and ostriches again.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

12. I have two monitors hooked up to my computer,

I can keep an eye on PP or Pixcontroller until something happens.

I just caught the ostrich as it was leaving the watering hole though.

The Eagle was on top of the dead tree.

There was some kind of dog getting a drink, it had stripes on its shoulders.

[malaise]

9. Thanks

Love this

[malaise]

11. Wow a herd of elephants

[Hekate]

13. I'll give this a try!

[lucca18]

14. Love this....Thank You!

[yortsed snacilbuper]

15. A rafter of wild Turkeys in Pennsylvania.

link
http://www.pixcontroller.com/WebCam/WebCam.htm

[anamandujano]

16. Camera 3 right now!

http://www.pixcontroller.com/WebCam/WebCam-Wildlife3.htm

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[yortsed snacilbuper]

17. The Buck is chowing down on Apples.

I think he's hurt, one of his antlers is missing and his face is wounded!

[anamandujano]

18. I just grabbed this a few minutes ago.

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I didn't know they were apples.

[Tree-Hugger]

19. This is so cool!!

That crane - I am guessing it is a Sandhill crane - is fishing in the pond. Lots of frogs jumping out of the way. Very noisy night at the pond.

Thanks for posting this.

[anamandujano]

20. Got this a moment ago

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[Tree-Hugger]

23. Stork

Looks like a yellow billed stork. So cool and cute.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

21. I saw a Jackel this morning, and didn't know what it was,

had to google African dogs.

[anamandujano]

22. I just got this. They only stayed moments.

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[anamandujano]

24. Jackel now, very skittish, just scared off a bunch of deer. Elephant there now!

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jackel approaching

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[yallerdawg]

25. Elephants now!

Lots of elephants!

[anamandujano]

27. screenshots

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[yortsed snacilbuper]

26. A baby Elephant.

link
http://www.wildearth.tv/cam/petes-pond

[anamandujano]

28. moon shot

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[cwydro]

29. This is great.

Thanks for posting it!

[anamandujano]

30. Zebras Now!

They only stayed a couple of minutes.

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[Judi Lynn]

81. Beautiful!

[yortsed snacilbuper]

31. Two jackels.

http://www.wildearth.tv/cam/petes-pond

[anamandujano]

32. Eagle now--getting the shots.

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[bettyellen]

33. used to love watching this- good to hear it is back!

[cwydro]

34. Giraffes, monkeys and warthogs!

Busy pond.

[anamandujano]

35. I was up from 4AM-6:30AM and saw them all.

I took 85 screenshots of which I'll post several later.

The warthogs were luxuriating in the mud, the monkeys and giraffe were eating something from a thicket. There was a beautiful water buffalo, some lovely birds and just before I logged off one of the monkeys was preening another.

Other than a few crocodiles lurking, which made me nervous, all of them were peacefully co-existing.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

36. A jackel.

link
http://www.wildearth.tv/cam/petes-pond

[yortsed snacilbuper]

37. Zebras.

linkhttp://www.wildearth.tv/cam/petes-pond

[anamandujano]

38. Some gems from the last few days

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[yortsed snacilbuper]

39. The little Duikers are really cute.

http://www.wildearth.tv/cam/petes-pond

[anamandujano]

40. I had to do a search to find out what a Duiker was.

Do you happen to know what the animal drinking beside it is? I also did a search for water buffalo which I guessed the larger animal to be. It's not.

I thought it was so cute that the little one wasn't intimidated by the much larger animal.

I just found this great page, animals of Botswana.

http://www.svdbotswana.org/Images/animals.html

I also found out that large animal is a wildebeast.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Wildebeast&t=ffab&iax=1&ia=images

[yortsed snacilbuper]

41. The Duikers are solitary animals,

they must be able to run fast.

[bettyellen]

42. The wildebeest are part of the great migration- and almost died out because of infections

Carried by tse tse flies that bit them. They figured it out and took some steps to save them. Would have been awful because the migration - they travel with herds of zebras - is spectacular.

[anamandujano]

73. They are so beautiful. I'm glad they were able to save them.

Look at these two cuddling on the rock.

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[anamandujano]

43. Herd of elephants with several babies now!

[eleny]

44. Shortly after dawn

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[yortsed snacilbuper]

45. Eagle.

http://www.wildearth.tv/cam/petes-pond

[eleny]

46. At dawn

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[eleny]

47. Morning story

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[anamandujano]

49. Beautiful! I missed this heard of wildebeests but saw the eagle.

Zebra drinking now!

[anamandujano]

48. Elephants now!

They just arrived so hurry.

http://www.wildearth.tv/cam/petes-pond

[yortsed snacilbuper]

50. Baby Elephants.

http://www.wildearth.tv/cam/petes-pond

[DawgHouse]

51. OMG two elephants!

[malaise]

52. The entire herd will soon show up

There's #3 in the background

[Siwsan]

53. I am addicted to this site - and I'm recommending to all my friends

I'm currently sorting through my sister, mom and aunt's belongings for keep/toss/donate and it's a very emotional task. I keep the web site up on my lap top, right next to where I'm working. It is a great distraction - far more entertaining than television.

[eleny]

54. I'm drawn to it, too

Once I've got it up in the background I keep checking and every hour brings surprises.

I'm sorry that you're going through quite a rough patch right now. It's good to have this distraction as you work through the family belongings. Take care and be well. -e

[Siwsan]

56. Thanks! It's rough because I'm the only left to deal with this

But there are some things that make it a joy, to do. I just found a pair of pink satin pajamas and a beautiful night gown that I suspect were part of my aunt's trousseau. She was married in 1945 and it looks like they've been boxed up for nearly that long.

[eleny]

57. What a lovely memento!

When I was a teen my mom let me wear some of her long 1930s slinky nightgowns. I felt like a movie star. A cool memory.

I'm glad that you're coming across some lovely things that tell about the past and bring a smile to your face.

[malaise]

59. It's lovely

Used to watch one from South Africa a few years back

[eleny]

55. thanks so much, ana, for posting the link and details

i look forward to what dawn will bring when i check it out this evening in mountain time here in colorado.

[eleny]

58. elephants arriving right now

[eleny]

60. looks like they paid a short visit - but this was them

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[malaise]

62. Lots of them there now

[eleny]

64. darn, i just missed them

i was peeling a bag of apples to make pie apples for dessert in the crockpot.

oh well! they must be nearby.
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[eleny]

61. One more critter from earlier

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[malaise]

63. Just saw a zebra - quite lame

He's going to be someone's dinner

[eleny]

65. watching him earlier my heart was in my throat

i haven't seen a zebra yet. you'll hear me whooping where you are, for sure.

[malaise]

66. This one was alone

Sad - but nature does her thing

[yortsed snacilbuper]

67. They're called Duikers.

I think my I Q went up a point studying all these animals I didn't know even existed!

[malaise]

68. There a hyena there now

by itself

[eleny]

69. lots of loaners

[SamKnause]

70. Thank you for the post.

The live feed is awesome !!!

[anamandujano]

72. croc? ducks

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[eleny]

76. great croc pic!

i only saw one yesterday beneath the water's surface.

[anamandujano]

71. Pond very crowded now!

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[malaise]

74. Lots of animals and birds this morning

[anamandujano]

75. I've had the best luck 4AM-6AM CST.

So, when I have insomnia, I know I'm going to score some lovelies at Pete's Pond.

[eleny]

77. some from today

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[anamandujano]

78. The spider and the owl are so sweet!

I was ecstatic to see turtles last night.

I took a break today. I was up last night 4AM-6AM and got some good stuff but I'm too tired to crop and get links.

I'm dying to see an ostrich or two. I know they're out there because I saw some years ago. Wait, wait, wait.

[eleny]

79. there are always happy surprises

i just saved a few pics of the dawn as it changed. whoever is manning the camera right now is good at it. they know that lingering in a place can make for some fascinating sights.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

80. K&R

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[anamandujano]

82. Gigantic heard of elephants now!

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They are throwing sand on themselves.

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The ears were flapping like crazy today.

[malaise]

83. Amazing

Thanks

[anamandujano]

84. Just before they arrived

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[malaise]

85. And now some variety of African deer

That's the most elephants I've seen at one time. Saw a herd with about 11 or 12 a while ago.

[anamandujano]

86. and a lone wildebeest

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What are you doing up so late?

[malaise]

87. Late or early?

We're heading for our morning walk in ten minutes

[anamandujano]

88. Two giraffes!

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They left.

Last night I got up for a snack and when I got back this,

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a herd of wildebeests!

They left right away. I could only get one shot. I've never seen more than one or two at a time.
They are so gorgeous.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

89. Critters at pete's pond.

http://www.wildearth.tv/cam/petes-pond

[Tree-Hugger]

90. Elephants

Mom and a nursing baby.

And a giraffe!

I love this site!!

[anamandujano]

91. Ostrich!!!

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[anamandujano]

92. Two wildebeests were just chasing an ostrich. I missed the shot it was so fast.

The ostrich came back so it's okay but hiding in the shrubbery.

[cwydro]

93. Giraffe there now.

Very cool.

[GreenEyedLefty]

94. To quote my daughter, "Pete's Pond is lit."

So many animals!

[anamandujano]

95. Neat expression. Last night two animals that looked like ordinary dogs ran through.

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