The Best Live Cam Categories: What to Watch Now

Somewhere on Earth right now, a bear is fishing for salmon, a volcano is puffing smoke into the sky and a rescued kitten is falling asleep on top of its sister.

You can watch all of it, live and free, on EarthLive.TV. We have 500+ live cams in 70+ countries, and we’ve sorted them into six categories so you can find exactly what you’re in the mood for.

Here’s what’s in each one, and the cams we’d watch first.

Wildlife

Wild animals living their lives, with no idea anyone is watching. This is our biggest category, and where we’d start.

Browse by Bears, Birds, Forests and Woodlands or Safari and Waterholes.

In summer, brown bears line up to catch leaping salmon at Brooks Falls in Alaska. In Sydney, a pair of white-bellied sea-eagles has been nesting on camera since 2009, according to BirdLife Australia. And at African waterholes, you never know who will turn up for a drink next.

For more, see Sofa Safari: Watch Africa’s Big Five Live Now and 7 Continents, 7 Wild Cams.

Zoos & Aquariums

Not every animal on camera is wild. Zoos, aquariums and rescue centers stream their residents too, which means the cameras get up close.

Browse by Aquariums, Sanctuaries and Rescue or Zoos.

Watch giraffes at Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio or the moon jellyfish at California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium. In DR Congo, Lola ya Bonobo looks after orphaned bonobos rescued from the poaching trade, according to AP.

Farms & Pets

Need something calmer? Farm animals, rescue kittens and puppies at play are some of the most relaxing cams on the site.

Browse by Cats, Dogs or Farm Animals.

Watch rescued kittens tumble around their playroom in Los Angeles, or puppies in Maryland being raised by Warrior Canine Connection to become service dogs for veterans. Or check in on the goats at a dairy barn in Connecticut.

Landscapes

Some cams don’t need animals at all. Point one at a mountain or a volcano and the planet puts on the show by itself.

Browse by Mountains or Volcanoes.

Keep an eye on Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, or on Sakurajima, which often puffs ash over the city of Kagoshima in Japan. On a clear day, Mount Fuji fills the frame. For the highest cam we know of, see We Found the Most Extreme Live Webcams on Earth.

Sky

Look up. The sky has its own shows, from the northern lights to a sky full of stars, and even the view back down from space.

Browse by Aurora, Night Sky or Space.

In Kilpisjärvi, in Finnish Lapland, the northern lights appear on about 3 out of 4 dark, clear nights, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute. On Hawaii’s Mauna Kea, cams watch the stars from among some of the world’s biggest telescopes. And from the International Space Station, about 250 miles (400 km) up, you can watch the whole planet roll by.

For more, read The ISS is Dying: The Final Missions Live & What’s Next.

Water

Oceans, lakes, rivers and beaches, from the waves breaking on the shore to what’s swimming underneath.

Browse by Beaches and Coasts, Lakes and Rivers or Underwater.

Coral City Camera streams from an urban coral reef in the shipping port of Miami, where tropical fish swim past just yards from the cruise ships. Catch a sunrise over the pier at Deerfield Beach, Florida, or watch birds on the Mississippi River at Lake Onalaska, Wisconsin.

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