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Come face-to-face with wildlife in a stunning live-action virtual reality safari! Strap on VR goggles and experience lush jungles and endless savannahs as you journey across the wilds of Africa. Enter the world of the wild and see elephants, leopards and gorillas in their native habitats from the safety of your VR Transporter. 

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Imaginations Run Wild with a Virtual Visit to the National Zoo

This spring, reading about the rainforest was reinforced by virtual field trips to the National Zoo, as D.C. Kindergarteners connected with a Zoo educator and a cast of Amazonian animals

Erika Novak & Kaden Borseth

“Good morning, kindergarteners! I am joining you from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Today we’re going on a virtual walk through the Amazon rainforest. What do you think we will find?” T hink about a five - year-old ' s answer to this question , p o sed by Zoo Educator , Kaden Borseth . What do you think they would say ?

Kindergarteners unmute to shout, “Monkeys!” “ Giraffe!” “Lions!” “Animal merry-go-round!”

Whether in person or virtual, kids’ responses to educators’ questions are always a program highlight. But particularly for a vi rtual kindergarten program during a pandemic , imaginations seemed to run wild.

Since the start of the pandemic, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute has offered virtual school programs for K-5 students around the nation. Each program transports classes to the Zoo on a virtual field trip where students learn more about animals and conservation. Themes include lifecycles, ectotherms, adaptations, habitats, nature walks, and zoo walks . The newest program, Rainforest Walk , was specially designed for Washington, D.C. public school (DCPS) kindergarteners as part of the spring English Language Arts unit on c onservation . In the program, students read " The Great Kapok Tree" by Lynne Cherry with their teacher and then attended a virtual field trip to explore the rainforest with a Zoo educator.

Kaden , who leads digital school programs, shares their perspective:

The Rainforest Walk program was a highlight for me in a year of teaching virtu al ly during the COVID -19 pandemic , especially considering that many DCPS kindergarteners have never visit ed their local Zoo . Seeing students ’ faces light up , still behind screens in this digital world, and being able to bring them a new experience of exploring a rainforest together , brought me joy every day . While I welcomed students into the Zoo’s Amazonia r ainforest exhibit, they welcomed me into their classroom s and home s . We connected through the sights and sounds of the rainforest and explored this new world together . One of my favorite moments was when I arrived at the guinea pig habitat in Amazonia and a student ran off - camera and returned with her pet guinea pig , “ Cookie, ” and she proudly held Cookie’s ad orable whiskered face right up to the camera.

Throughout the last year , Zoo educators have honed their skills in teaching, adapting, engaging, and connecting students to wildlife in an online platform . One lesson many educators learned is to keep it a ctive with movement activities . For the Rainfore st Walk program, students swam like piranhas , climbed like monkeys, f lew like bird s , splash ed in puddles, and ch ew ed imaginary rainforest treats like chocolate and avocados.

And Kaden swam, climbed, flew, splashed, and imagined right alongside students. As the only one physically in the rainforest habitat, except the plants and animals of course, Kaden reflects :

While I may have looked a bit ridiculous at times , we were all smiling and having fun while learning, and that’s what it’s all about . It is so important to bring enthusiasm and creativity to every program . And students always kept me on my feet. Like one student who was convinced there was a jaguar cleverly following me around in the rainforest, as he connected characters in " The Great Kapok Tree" to our rainforest adventure.

Another key lesso n for adapting digital wildlife programs for kindergarteners was to engage the ir senses, even when remote. When walking through the rainforest, Kaden would feel tr ee bark and leaves to highlight different textures of plants and ask what they imagine it feels like. Students also clos ed their eyes and listen ed to bird calls and the rushing waterfall , they look ed closely at fish and millipedes , and they even received the most exciting “ homework assignment ” of all - smelling and tasting some of the rainforest treats they learned about, like chocolate, a fter the program ended. Students hit that unmute button again to exclaim, “I didn’t know chocolate is from a forest!” and “best homework assignment ever!” . When engaging their sense of smell, students were prompted with a thought exercise , “what do you think a rainforest smell s like?” With questions like this, educators know to be prepared for any answer. “The rainforest smells like gorillas and monkeys!” “The rainforest smells like berries!” “In the rainforest, you'll smell walrus and fish.”

Kaden remembers these spontaneous answers and anecdotes most fondly, noting,

There were many silly moments during these programs, like the sheer joy from kids every time an animal poop ed on camera or hearing “ Holy smoley ! That’s the biggest fish I’ve ever seen! ” B ut these silly moments are what they , and I , will remember. Silly moments that helped to transport them out of their home and out from behind their screens . F or a moment they were just exploring a rainforest. They were learning about habitats, animals that call the rainforest home, that everybody poops, and conservation messages on how they can help support the biodiversity of this amazing rainforest ecosystem .

D igital or not , by the end of the Rainforest Walk program, " The Great Kapok Tree" came alive through this experience . These silly moments helped students create real connections with their classmates, the Z oo, and places far away like the Amazon R ainforest.

The Zoo’s goal with these programs was to bring literature alive and transport students to a new “world” but to also encourage them to connect with these local habitats and animals . Every program ended with a call to action for students to explore wildlife close to home – a tree in their local park or birds flying outside their window. While their imaginations can place a merry-go-round in a rainforest , the reality is that nature is all around them , and we hope they have a fun, educational , and silly time explor ing it .

Erika Novak | READ MORE

Erika Novak is Manager of Leaning Innovation at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. She leads a team in the development and delivery of digital education programs focused on wildlife, habitats and the actions audiences can take action to save species. Her favorite animals include American alligators and the Zoo’s Komodo dragons.

Kaden Borseth | READ MORE

Kaden Borseth is a Learning Program Specialist at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. They develop and deliver interactive educational experiences focused on empathy and conservation, both virtually and in-person. While they love all the amazing animals at the Zoo, their two favorites are naked mole rats and salamanders.

Virtual Zoo Tours, Safari Live Cams & Wildlife Webcams

Looking for ways to explore the world from home?  Get your wildlife fix with a virtual field trip!  From around the world and across the web, I’ve compiled the best virtual zoo tours, safari live cams, and animal webcams.  These are great activities for wildlife lovers, future trip planning, and home schooling. 

Be sure to check out Wild Earth live safaris, my top pick for a wildlife virtual field trip! I’ve also included links to online learning resources with lesson plans and activities for teachers and parents. 

These are all free virtual field trips, unless noted.  To get started, here are some great resources to go along with virtual zoo field trips:

• Lesson Plan: Animal Webcams Observation in the Classroom
• Activity: Go Wild With Animal Webcams
• National Wildlife Foundation: Lesson Plans and Webinars
• World Wildlife Fund Educational Resources
• Animal facts & information from the San Diego Zoo

In this Virtual Zoo Field Trip Guide:

Best virtual field trips of zoos | more zoo webcams | safari virtual field trips | wildlife and farm webcams.

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Virtual Zoo Webcams

Today, most zoos have education and conservation programs which help visitors learn what they can do to protect animals and their habitats.  For this reason, many already had virtual zoo tours and learning resources online.  Others have been adding virtual experiences as everyone looks for ways to keep exploring and learning from home.  These are some of the best virtual zoo field trips including live animal webcams that let you see wildlife in real-time.

San Diego Zoo California, USA

First on our virtual zoo field trip: the San Diego Zoo. Located in San Diego’s Balboa Park, it’s a wildlife sanctuary consistently rated as one of the best zoos in the world.  The San Diego Zoo is the busiest zoo in the U.S. and home to over 3,500 endangered animals and 700,000 exotic plants.  They have an amazing San Diego Zoo Kids online portal, packed with fun animal facts, activities, videos and games for one of the best zoo virtual field trips. Don’t miss the live San Diego Zoo webcams including polar bear cam, panda cam, and tiger cam, plus giraffes, elephants and koalas.  Check out their Facebook for more virtual events and animal spotlights.

• Bonus resource: online game, lesson plan and worksheets for a San Diego Zoo field trip.

Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium Nebraska, USA

Another top-rated zoo, the Omaha Zoo has launched a free “Zoo From Home” program, with zoo webcams plus activities and animal spotlights.  Check out the Omaha Zoo Facebook page for more updates, photos, and live sessions with their keepers and aquarists.  They are also offering paid virtual camps and online backstage experiences .

Houston Zoo Texas, USA

The second most-visited zoo in the U.S., the Houston Zoo is home to more than 6,000 animals.  The Houston Zoo webcams include a giraffe cam, gorilla cam, chimpanzee cam and flamingos.  Check out their Facebook for more news and online events and catch up with their past “Bringing the Zoo to You” events here . 

Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute   Washington DC, USA

No zoo virtual field trip would be complete with a stop at the National Zoo! It’s part of the Smithsonian Institution museums and is free to visit in Washington DC.  Founded in 1889, the National Zoo was one of the first to establish a scientific research program.  Don’t miss the National Zoo webcams including the famous DC panda cam and cheetah cub cam, as well as elephants, lions, and ferrets. You can download an activities guide on the webcam page, and find their at-home educational activities here .  Be sure to follow along on Facebook for updates on panda Mei Xiang’s adorable new cub named Xiao Qi Ji (pronounced Shiau-chi-ji) which means “little miracle” in Mandarin.

Kansas City Zoo   Missouri, USA

The Kansas City Zoo is a world-class zoo with live webcams featuring a penguin cam, orangutans, giraffes and otters.  See the Kansas City Zoo Facebook page for animal videos and check out virtual chats with their keepers here . 

For more penguins and aquarium virtual field trips, don’t miss my ocean virtual field trips feature !

Philadelphia Zoo Pennsylvania, USA

Opened in 1874, the Philadelphia Zoo is the oldest zoo in the United States.  Check out their live Humboldt penguin cam and all of their online learning resources here including past “Philly Zoo at 2” live videos .  Get zoo updates and see future live videos on the Philadelphia Zoo Facebook page .

London Zoo   England, UK

Next on our virtual field trip, we stop at the London Zoo. The world’s oldest scientific zoo, it was established first for scientific study, then opened to the public in 1847.  Check out their virtual zoo resources and videos and their “Zoo School” home school resources by age group.

Cincinnati Zoo Ohio, USA

As a native Cincinnatian, I was lucky to grow up with the Cincinnati Zoo! The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden is the second-oldest zoo in the United States, and has many conservation and wildlife education programs. You might already know their most famous resident, Fiona the preemie hippo . Follow the Cincinnati Zoo on Facebook for live events and animal spotlights. Also check out their Home Safari Resources including past live events, home projects and activities.

Toronto Zoo   Canada

The Toronto Zoo is Canada’s largest zoo, with more than 5,000 animals from around the globe.  While they don’t have live animal webcams, they do have a wealth of online resources for parents and educators and host a live session daily on the Toronto Zoo Facebook page at 1PM (Eastern time).

Virginia Zoological Society Virginia, USA

The Virginia Zoo has a cool interactive virtual field trip , but you’ll need a phone or tablet to run the app plus another device that can display the checkpoint photos to scan.  They also have many other “Virtual Voyage” resources , including downloadable activities, links to their social media, and YouTube channel . 

Denver Zoo   Colorado, USA

The Denver Zoo was founded in 1896 and is the most popular attraction in the Denver area.  It was also the first zoo to use naturalistic enclosures rather than cages with metal bars, when its mountain bear exhibit opened in 1918.  They don’t have live animal webcams, but do have a wealth of educational resources online in their virtual classroom .  Take a virtual field trip , meet animals virtually , and solve a zoo challenge .  Check out the Denver Zoo Facebook page for more animal videos.

Los Angeles Zoo California, USA

The Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Garden has many online resources called “Zoo to You” including virtual field trips of the zoo, animal chats, activity packets and crafts.  Follow the LA Zoo Facebook page for more animal videos and news.

Zoo Atlanta  Georgia, USA

Zoo Atlanta is a zoological park in Georgia. It’s also one of the four places in the U.S. that is home to giant pandas.  Check out the Zoo Atlanta panda cam and all of their zoo “at home” resources including virtual zoo tours, mobile games, activities, and crafts. 

Wild Life Sydney Zoo Australia

The Wild Life Sydney Zoo is a wildlife park in Australia.  Check out their coloring sheets, activities and other online resources including past live stream videos .  Don’t miss videos including Davey, their adorable resident quokka!

Taronga Zoo Sydney   Australia

The Taronga Zoo Sydney is Australia’s largest zoo, opened in 1916.  Check out all of their online resources here , including tiger cams, keeper chats, and other videos.  They also have teacher resources and virtual tours .

Zoos Victoria   Australia

Zoos Victoria is a conservation organization made up of three world-class zoos: Healesville Sanctuary, Melbourne Zoo, and Werribee Open Range Zoo.  Check out all of their “Animals at Home” resources , with virtual tours, keeper talks, and virtual animal encounters.  Their live animal cameras include penguins, giraffes, koalas, zebras, snow leopards, and lions.

More Live Zoo Webcams by Animal:

• Chattanooga Zoo (Tennessee, USA): Meerkat cam, snow leopards, tamarins, spotted genet
• Bronx Zoo (New York, USA): Sea lions, Madagascar wildlife, aquatic birds
• Memphis Zoo (Tennessee, USA): Pandas, hippos, flamingos, elephants, grizzly bears, snake hatching cam
• Hattiesburg Zoo (Mississippi, USA): Sloth cam
• Milwaukee County Zoo (Minnesota, USA): Polar bear, jaguar, lions, tigers, hyenas, penguins
• Maryland Zoo (USA): Penguins, swan nest, lions, giraffes, flamingos
• Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary (Australia): Koala cams (live and highlights)
• Edinburgh Zoo (Scotland, UK): Pandas, penguins, tigers, koalas, lions
• Reid Park Zoo (Arizona, USA): Elephant cam, giraffe cam, grizzly bears, lemurs and lions
• Animal Adventure Park (New York, USA): April the Giraffe cam
• Detroit Zoo (Michigan, USA): Penguin cam, otter cam, giraffe cam, snow monkeys and prairie dogs

More Education Resources & Zoo Virtual Field Trips

• Paignton Zoo (England, UK): Downloadable science, math, art and writing resources
• PBS Learning Media: Butterfly World Field Trip
• PBS Learning Media: Zoo Field Trip
• PBS Learning Media: Flamingo Field Trip

African Safari Wildlife Live Webcams

If you’re like me, you dream of going on safari to see animals roaming free in their natural habitats.  Live safari webcams let you experience a virtual safari from home, spotting elephants, gorillas, zebras, cheetahs, lions and more in the forests and plains of Africa.  These are the best live safaris, animal webcams, and learning resources for exploring African wildlife.

This is my top pick for a wildlife virtual field trip!  WildEarth hosts live guided safari sessions twice daily, and currently no booking is required – just watch on their website or YouTube channel.  Learn more about their content for kids called WildEarth Kids including a timetable and preparation tips.  You can even email questions to be answered live by their guides and naturalists.  Check out the WildEarth YouTube channel to see past live safaris also, or view their 24-hour live cam at the Djuma Game Reserve .

• Wild Earth is part of National Geographic Safari Live. Find the Educator Guide and classroom resources here .
• The WildEarth Safaris are usually two segments: the first 45 minutes airs live on television in Africa and is more kid-oriented. Stay tuned through this initial session, since it continues after the first segment credits.

Their site says that first 45 minutes of game drives are reserved for kids sessions, where they try to keep the content tailored for young viewers. But I have seen a lion and crocodile in a tug of war over a wildebeest carcass! Younger kids might need supervision for this virtual safari.

African Animals Watering Hole   Mpala Research Centre, Kenya

Check out the watering hole at Mpala Research Centre in the highlands of central Kenya! Watch elephants, hippos, giraffes, Grevy’s zebras, gazelles, crocodiles, leopards and many other species take a drink or go for a quick swim.  Mpala also has a field guide to animals of the region as well as classroom resources and lesson plans .

Live viewing hours: Day and night

Tembe Elephant Park   Emangusi, South Africa

Tembe Elephant Park is known for having the largest elephants in Africa and the planet!  The park’s location is very remote, deep in sand forests and wetlands.  Here you can see all of the “Big Five” animals of Africa (as they’re called on safari): elephants, lions, leopards, rhinos and buffalo.  If going on safari is on your bucket list, learn more about visiting Tembe Park here .

Gorilla Forest Corridor GRACE Center, Kasugho, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

The Gorilla Rehabilitation and Conservation Education Center (or GRACE) is located near the Tayna Nature Reserve in the Democratic Republic of Congo.  GRACE cares for orphaned Grauer’s gorillas with the goal of reintroducing them back into the wild. The organization also works with local communities to promote the conservation of forests & sustainable livelihoods.  Find out more about GRACE and their programs here and follow them on Facebook for more videos.

Best viewing hours: 2AM-3:30AM PDT, 5:30AM -7AM PDT (8:30AM EST – 10AM EST)

Rosie’s Pan   Balule Nature Reserve, South Africa

This virtual safari camera is hidden at a remote watering hole and is completely solar powered.  Here you can see the “Big Five” animals of Africa (lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and buffalo) as well as giraffes, antelopes, warthogs, genets and giant kingfishers.

Nkorho Bush Lodge   Sabi Sand Game Reserve, South Africa

Located in South Africa in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, Nkorho Bush Lodge is home to a variety of wildlife including the “Big Five” animals, birds, and endangered species. The park shares 50 kilometers of its unfenced boundary with neighboring Kruger National Park, allowing animals to move freely between the two parks.

The Naledi Cat-EYE  Olifants West Game Reserve, South Africa

This camera has been set up at the eye level of a leopard to give a unique view of the animals that visit this waterhole. Look for cheetahs, lions, elephants, giraffes, impalas, baboons, warthogs, owls, Egyptian geese, genets, meerkats, waterbuck and porcupines.

Tau Waterhole   Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa 

On the border of South Africa and Botswana lies an area known as the Groot Marico, named after the Marico River. The Tau Waterhole here is an oasis for wildlife including elephants, giraffes, lions, zebras, and cheetahs. Keep an eye out for crocodiles that prey on birds and other animals.

Live viewing hours: Day and night 

Olifants River   Emangusi, South Africa

This camera is set on the banks of the Olifants River near the Naledi Game Lodge. This river passes through the Kruger National Park and Mozambique.  See crocodiles and hippos in the river and elephants and giraffes grazing on the banks. Also look for baboons, waterbuck, bushbuck, impalas, storks, herons and owls. 

More Safari Webcams and Virtual Field Trips

• Africam: Live Wildlife Webcams
• PBS Learning Media: Virtual Field Trip to Africa
• National Geographic Kids: Facts, Games and Photos of African Animals
• National Geographic Safari Live: Educator Resources

Farm & Wildlife Webcams and Virtual Field Trip Resources

For more farm virtual field trips, check out these resources:

• Goat Milk Stuff: Baby Goat Live Cams   Learn about Goat Milk Stuff’s herd of goats and see their live feeds
• Beekman 1802: Goat Cam   Get a peek at the goats that create the Beekman farm products
• Virtual Egg Fam Field Trips : The American Egg Board and Discovery Education bring farms into classrooms with egg farm virtual field trips.
• Folly Farm: Barn Webcam   See what the Folly Farm goats and sheep are up to today!
• Virtual Farm Trips Upcoming live virtual farm field trips
• Farm Food 360 Immersive Canadian food and virtual farm tours
• Honey Bee Hive , Germany See inside a beehive as bees build combs, make honey and protect their queen.
• Bella Hummingbird Nest See inside a hummingbird nest!
• Underwater Salmon Cam   Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA  See salmon migrating and swimming bears looking for a meal
• Brooks Falls Brown Bears Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA  See bears hunting and even feeding their cubs!
• Discovery Education: Experience Polar Bears Virtual Field Trip
• All About Birds: Live bird cams including hummingbirds

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30 Best Zoo and Safari Virtual Field Trips

by Sara Ipatenco

The coronavirus has thrown teachers across the country for a loop. Teaching from home is like nothing educators ever imagined, and being at home makes hands-on educational activities like field trips nearly impossible. Fortunately, many zoos and animal parks around the world offer virtual field trips. Though not as entertaining as the real thing, virtual visits to zoos can enrich your curriculum and give students a break from the virtual classroom.

Here are 30 of the best zoo and safari field trips out there. No permission slip required!

1. San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA

Students can watch live cams of all their favorite animals, including koalas, hippos, elephants, tigers, and more. The Kid’s Corner also offers a wide variety of educational videos hosted by zookeepers. Each video gives facts about different types of animals, so if your students are interested in ocean invertebrates, baby animals, or animal helpers, the San Diego virtual experience is the place for them.

2. Denver Zoo, Denver, CO

Not only is the Denver Zoo the first zoo to use natural enclosures for their animals instead of metal cages, but it also offers a virtual classroom so students can learn about animals in an up close, educational way. In addition to watching animals and zookeepers, students can also participate in the Animal Academy. As part of the Animal Academy, students can earn a virtual Spots and Stripes badge with correct trivia answers!

3. Monterey Bay Aquarium

If you have some future marine biologists in your classroom, the Monterey Bay Aquarium offers a wide variety of live cams. Your students can watch otters, penguins, and jellyfish in action, or they can take a trip through a kelp forest, the open sea, or a shark habitat. For any bird lovers, the aviary cam offers and up close and personal look at many kinds of beautiful birds. You might also consider one of the 45-minute guided virtual tours the aquarium offers specifically to educators.

4. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, IL

The Sea Curious online program at the Shedd Aquarium is designed to answer kids’ questions about underwater animals in a fun and engaging way. Each episode answers a question through an adventure around the aquarium. Students might learn what powers different animals have, what animals do at night, why some animals are slimy, or why animals lose their teeth.

5. Houston Zoo, Houston, TX

Students can see a huge variety of animals interacting with their habitats via a web cam field trip through the Houston Zoo. The live web cams offer an up-close glimpse of many types of animals including playful elephants, busy insects, curious monkeys, and majestic pink flamingoes. Your students will enjoy seeing the animals play, sleep, take baths, and eat their meals.

6. National Zoo, Washington, D.C.

At the National Zoo, students can view many web cams to see animals in action. Students can learn about big cats, elephants and naked mole rats. The National Zoo also has one of four panda enclosures in the United States and students will be able to see several giant pandas, including the baby panda that was born in August 2020! Students also have access to webinars and self-guided learning experiences to enhance their virtual trip to the National Zoo.

7. Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, PA

The Philadelphia Zoo offers a Philly Zoo at Two live presentation. The program showcases different animals and lets students ask questions about what they are learning. The zookeepers provide interesting facts about each animal to pique your students’ curiosity about different species. If you can’t login in at 2:00, the website keeps an archive, so your students have access to these virtual experiences at any time. If you have some penguin-lovers in your group, the Philadelphia Zoo also offers a Penguin Point cam so students can see these playful creatures in action.

8. The London Zoo, London, England

From watching animal antics to seeing zookeeper videos to tuning in to web cams, students can learn a lot about animals with virtual programs offered through the London Zoo. Students can watch the lemurs eat a snack, hear squirrel monkeys talk, see a baby penguin, or watch the giraffes’ afternoon tea being prepared. The London Zoo also offers Zoo School, which provides a large variety of age-appropriate and printable resources to further enhance your virtual trip to the zoo.

9. Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles, CA

Get to know the animals at the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens through their virtual field trip videos. Watch something exciting like a baby gorilla riding on his mom’s head or a colony of busy bees! Calm yourself down as you view as a koala munching on leaves or hippos lazily floating in the water. For a more formal field trip experience, students can take a choose-your-own adventure virtual tour of the entire zoo.

10. Zoos Victoria, Australia

Encompassing three different zoos, Zoos Victoria offers virtual tours of all their locations. A virtual trip through the Healesville Sanctuary will show students animals from the woodlands to the wetlands, including kangaroos, dingoes, koalas, and platypuses. At the Melbourne Zoo, students can see lions, elephants, gorillas, and underwater creatures. A virtual visit to the Werribee Open Range Zoo will get students up close with monkeys, hippos, and cheetahs. Zookeeper talks and virtual animal encounters will round out any online field trip.

11. Zoo Atlanta, Atlanta, GA

Zoo Atlanta offers many at-home resources to keep children learning. After taking an exciting virtual tour of the zoo, students can also view Zoo2You videos to discover more about different animals. Online virtual Facebook events, storybook readings with the animals, and a free mobile game allow children to explore animals even more.

12. Milwaukee County Zoo, Milwaukee, WI

The Milwaukee County Zoo offers a self-paced virtual experience through several live web cams. Students can watch polar bears, jaguars, lions, tigers, and other animals in a variety of habitats. Another camera shows students what’s happening in Lake Wisconsin. Students can drop in any time to see what their favorite animals are up to.

13. Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh, Scotland

The Edinburgh Zoo is the first zoo in the world to house penguins, and students can have a virtual experience with these magical creatures via live webcams. The zoo also features pandas, tigers, koalas, and lions. This zoo also offers guided virtual tours and online learning experiences.

14. Dublin Zoo, Dublin, Ireland

A virtual field trip to the Dublin Zoo allows students to visit elephants, penguins, and animals from the African Savanna via webcams. Along with the webcams, students can also access the online animal encyclopedia, which provides kid-friendly information about the hundreds of species living at the zoo.

15. Indianapolis Zoo, Indianapolis, IN

The Indianapolis Zoo brings the zoo to you with a variety of webcams. Students can watch live streams of walruses, penguins, macaws, and tigers. Digital field trips are also available through the Indianapolis Zoo. Your students will get to see many of the most popular exhibits and gain a wealth of knowledge about the animal kingdom along the way.

16. The Alaska Zoo, Anchorage, AK

In addition to a live polar bear webcam, students can also view a variety of YouTube videos showing animals in their homes and interacting with zookeepers. Visit the Learning Yurt to see videos and learn more about central Asian animals, including snow leopards, Bactrian camels, Tibetan yaks, and golden eagles. The Learning Yurt offers crafts and games to go along with a virtual visit.

17. Bronx Zoo, New York, NY

Live from the Bronx Zoo, students can virtually interact with lemurs, langurs, and penguins. Visit the sea lion pool to watch these playful creatures in action! Make a virtual stop by Ocean Wonders and see the sharks sliding gracefully through the water! Jungleworld and the Seabird Aviary are additional virtual exhibits students can enjoy. Students can also book private Zoom sessions to get the chance to come face to face with many of the animals who make the Bronx Zoo home.

18. National Aquarium, Baltimore, MD

Visit an underwater zoo with a virtual field trip to the National Aquarium. Enjoy the Pacific Coral Reef or head over to Shark Alley. Additionally, see a diverse variety of species in the Tropical Rain Forest and Amazon River exhibits. All virtual exhibits at the National Aquarium encourage students to watch animals in action and learn about their natural habitats.

19. Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, AZ

Tune in to live webcams of elephants, giraffes, grizzly bears, lemurs, and lions. As students watch these animals in action, they can also click on the links to learn more about each animal to complete their virtual field trip.

20. Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA

Take a virtual dive into the beautiful underwater world of the Georgia Aquarium. Live webcams allow students to watch graceful fish, playful sea otters, silly beluga whales, fierce little piranhas, and more. Convenient links to animal facts on their website create instant learning opportunities!

21. Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA

The Aquarium of the Pacific boasts the largest tropical reef habitat exhibit and is modeled after the natural reef in Palau. Students will get to see a wide variety of colorful tropical fish, jellyfish, sharks, sea otters, and sea lions.

22. WildEarth, Africa

Give your students the ultimate safari experience with WildEarth. Through daily live safaris, students can see leopards, lions, cheetahs, and hyenas in their natural habitat. These experiences include guided walks with experts, drones, cameras, and balloons to help students escape to the wild African savanna. There is also a section dedicated to safaris geared toward children ages 4-18.

23. African Animals Watering Hole, Central Kenya

Located in the highlands of Kenya, the Mpala Research Centre watering hole reveals animals socializing while getting a drink or taking a bath. A virtual trip to the watering hole allows students to see elephants, crocodiles, hippos, giraffes, and other native animals playing in the water!

24. Balule Nature Reserve, South Africa

Enjoy the view from a hidden safari camera at the Bulule Nature Reserve in South Africa. The solar powered camera gives students a glimpse into the natural habitat of some of Africa’s most majestic animals, including lions, rhinos, giraffes, and elephants. Students might also catch a glimpse of more exotic African animals like the antelopes, genets, and warthogs.

25. Asilia, Capetown, Africa

Take a safari from the comfort of home or school with short video clips of African animals in their natural surroundings. Students can view popular and well-known African animals like lions, hyenas, and elephants. Additionally, they may join a walking safari, a boating safari, or see if they can catch a glimpse of any animals as they watch the sunset.

26. Olifants River, Emangusi, South Africa

A camera set on the banks of the Olifants River in Emangusi, South Africa, enables students to watch crocodiles and hippos in action. Students might also see elephants and giraffes grazing along the river. Baboons, impalas, waterbuck, and owls have also been known to make an appearance here.

27. Tembe Elephant Park, South Africa

Home to some of the world’s largest elephants, this virtual field trip allows students to watch the elephants and enjoy the sounds of the wild. Students may also see lions, rhinos, buffalos, and leopards. A night visit will reveal what these animals do when the sun goes down.

28. GRACE Forest Corridor, Democratic Republic of Congo

For students interested in gorillas, this is the safari for them. Students will get to watch gorillas in their natural habitat. A virtual trip here will give students the chance to see gorillas interacting with each other, finding food, playing, and relaxing with long afternoon naps. An evening visit might even give students the opportunity to see the gorillas building themselves night nests.  

29. Winged Creatures in 360 Degrees, Detroit, MI

This field trip takes visitors to three different locations to learn about animals with wings. Students will get to see penguins, raptors, and bats. Throughout the trip, students can view animal habitats and learn how human behaviors impact animals, their homes, and the climate where they live.

30. Channel Islands Kelp Forest, Ventura, CA

Take a peaceful virtual field trip through the kelp forest off the Channel Islands in California. Hundreds of marine species live in the kelp forest, so students are sure to see many exciting and interesting creatures swim by. Watching the kelp sway gently through the water can also be quite soothing.

Children can learn so much from visiting zoos and animal parks. Fortunately, there are many virtual ways to experience these educational locations without leaving the comfort of the classroom or desk chair at home!

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15 Fun Virtual Zoo Field Trip Options

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Fun field trips to the zoo are awesome, but sometimes it just isn’t possible to go. That is okay though!  As long as you have access to the internet, you can take your kids on a virtual zoo field trip at any time. 

Maybe the zoo you want to visit is too far away. Or maybe one of your kids is sick.  Sometimes the weather doesn’t cooperate. Perhaps zoo admission tickets are just not in your budget right now. 

Whatever the reason, a virtual zoo tour for kids can be a great alternative to a traditional field trip.

A virtual field trip has lots of advantages:

• It is free – some zoos offer a virtual field trip rate, but every zoo listed here offers free online options
• You can visit multiple zoos in one day, regardless of location
• See just the animals you are interested in
• No need to pack a bag full of snacks, bottled water, and sunscreen
• You can ‘visit’ every day
• You are not limited to zoos just in your area
• It is quicker – there is no traveling, walking around, or time spent dealing with crowds
• See wild animals from the comfort of your own home

Taking a virtual zoo field trip can be a great motivator for kids.  I admit that sometimes I offer this ‘reward’ for finishing schoolwork. They finish their lesson and then go on a virtual zoo field trip to visit their favorite animals.

Virtual zoo field trips can include webcams, live cameras, and live streams on their Facebook page.

Take a Virtual Zoo Field Trip

I listed the animals that are featured on webcams at each zoo because, if your kids are anything like mine, they want to see a specific animal. It is also handy for times when kids love different zoo animals.

Updated 9/23

1. Smithsonian National Zoo

(Planning an in-person visit to the National Zoo?  We went all the time when we lived in Northern VA!  Check out my post full of tips to make the most of the National Zoo .)

Check out these animals on the National Zoo webcam:

• Naked Mole Rats
• Cheetah cub
• Giant Pandas

The zoo offers printable zoo webcam bingo cards to encourage kids to watch the wild animals for a while.

2. Greenville Zoo

3. milwaukee county zoo.

• Humbolt Penguins
• Lake Wisconsin

4. Chattanooga Zoo

• Snow leopard

5. Houston Zoo

• Giraffe (This is my favorite live zoom cam for giraffes!)
• Elephant (most visible between 10:30am and 3:00pm CDT)
• Leafcutter Ant
• Giant River Otter

6. San Diego Zoo

• Panda (the pandas have recently returned to China, however, there is a prerecorded video available)
• African Penguins
• Burrowing Owl

Related Post: Great And Tango Makes Three Penguin Book Activities

7. Oakland Zoo

• Grizzly Bear
• Mountain Lion

The Oakland Zoo offers a variety of free lesson plans for multiple grade levels.

8. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

9. kansas city zoo.

• Bornean Orangutan (currently on the critically endangered species list )

10. Woodland Park Zoo

(We visited the Woodland Park Zoo when we lived in Washington.  Don’t let the small number of webcams fool you.  It is a huge zoo!  Check out my tips for a successful visit to the Woodland Park Zoo if you live in the Seattle area.)

• Grizzly Bears

Woodland Park Zoo offers downloadable educator resources to help students of all ages learn about these amazing animals.

11. Alaska Zoo

An educational polar bear activity packet is available to download.

12. Detroit Zoo

• Snow Monkeys

13. Zoo Atlanta

14. bronx zoo.

The Bronx Zoo offers a few great digital resources. My favorite are the Quests. Kids click an interactive map to learn about a region of the world and the animals who live there.

15. Edinburgh Zoo

Many zoos also offer virtual programs for small groups hosted by zoo educators, but they can come with a steep price. I suggest taking advantage of all the free educational resources first. Find all of the activity ideas by visiting the education department section of the web page.

If you decide to book an official program, get together with a few other families to make the expense more reasonable.

Do you know of any other zoos with webcams?  Leave it in the comments and I will add it to the list so more families can enjoy the animals.

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Welcome! My name is Jennifer. I am a teacher at heart. Before my children were born I was a public school teacher. Now, I am a homeschooling mom of two.

As i was looking though the zoos i was thinking i have never heard or seen them and i thought ” those are so cool” and i just really was paying attention to the animals and i saw a few that i new,And i thought is was cool and interesting to find more zoos to go and explore.

I like the San Diego because they have some animals I like!Like: Panda, Kola Bear, Penguins & Tigers! Maybe in Woodland Park Zoo should have more animals because it only has 3 types of animals and you could put more like the San Diego Zoo!But I really like this site.

Thank you. This is an excellent resource. I can have my students visit the zoo as part of their remote learning experience.

I am glad it helped 🙂

the cats are so cute

but of corse they can be deadly

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Virtual Field Trips: Zoos, Aquariums, Farms and Safaris

Take a virtual field trip to see all sorts of animals without leaving home. You can visit zoos, aquariums, farms, and even go on a virtual safari all in the same day!

We’ve rounded up an amazing list of zoos, aquariums, farms and nature preserves that have webcams, live streams, and youtube videos you can watch to learn more about animals. We’ve also included links to online lesson plans and activities for those families wanting to create a richer learning experience from their virtual field trips.

What is a Virtual Field Trip?

Field trips are awesome learning experiences because they get you out of the classroom and take you into an immersive environment. On a virtual field trip , you open a window to explore outside your home or classroom. You can simply observe, or you can add to the experience with some educational information or activities to go along with it.

The list we’ve compiled below is pretty extensive, so be sure to bookmark this page so you can come back to it.

Zoo Virtual Field Trips

Modern zoos are an amazing blend of entertainment and education, coupled with research and conservation. When you visit a zoo, you not only get to see and learn about animals you are unlikely to encounter, but you are also supporting efforts to protect wildlife and the planet.

Wildlife Curriculum

Try one of these resources to add to your virtual field trip experience.

• Virtual Field Trip Guide
• Free Zoo Field Trip Questions
• World Wildlife Federation’s “ Wild Classroom ” – They have 5 “days” of activites set up. There are also 9 educational toolkits currently available.
• National Wildlife Federation Lesson Plans and Webinars – broken up by topic and specifies appropriate grade level.
• Free Digital Versions of Ranger Rick Magazines – Through June 2020.
• Animal Books you can read or have read to you online
• Teacher Guides and Saving a Species Video Series + teacher toolkit from SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment.

San Diego Zoo (USA)

One of the most famous zoos in the world offers live webcams of baboons, penguins, apes, tigers, koalas, burrowing owls, elephants, polar bears, giraffes, and condors.

There is also archived webcam footage of pandas.

Houston Zoo (USA)

The Houston Zoo has webcams that let you look in on the giraffe feeding platform, the gorilla habitat, the elephant yard, the rhino yard, the chimp window, and even leafcutter ants!

The folks at the Houston Zoo have also been bringing the Zoo to You on their facebook page every weekday at 11am Central Time.

Kansas City Zoo (USA)

The Kansas City Zoo has live webcams showing two types of penguins, giraffes, and polar bears. The penguin cams are listed as separate cameras, but both show the same view. At the time of this post, the polar bear cam was not working.

Zoo Atlanta (USA)

We were fortunate to get to visit Zoo Atlanta a few years ago and we loved seeing the pandas! It’s so nice to know we can drop in and see Ya Lun and Xi Lun from home.

In addition to the webcam, Zoo Atlanta has three at-home learning guides for pre-k to 4th grade, as well as some animal games and crafts .

Philadelphia Zoo (USA)

Visiting the Philadelphia Zoo is unique because the animals are literally all around you as they have paths they can use to go over the walkways. When you can’t visit in person, you can view the penguin point webcam.

In addition, the Philadelphia Zoo has started doing Facebook Live sessions called “Philly Zoo at 2” at 2pm EDT daily.

Milwaukee County Zoo (USA)

On Zoo View TV, you can drop in on the Milwaukee County Zoo’s residents such as Polar Bear, Jaguar, Lions, Hyenas, Tigers, and Penguins… and even fish.

Elmwood Park Zoo (USA)

The Elmwood Park Zoo in Pennsylvania has a giraffe live camera from 10am-5pm EDT. They have also been going live on their facebook page with Zoo School from 11am-11:30am on weekdays.

Reid Park Zoo (USA)

The Reid Park Zoo in Arizona lists zoo cams for grizzly bears, lemurs, lions, elephants, and giraffes. Their zoo site also has a few zoo activity packets that were designed to be completed after a visit to the zoo, but could be done from home, as well.

Detroit Zoo (USA)

The Detroit Zoo in Michigan has live cams and videos they call “Virtual Vitamin Z” to help you get your daily supplement of zoo fun at home. Their live cams show you penguins, snow monkeys, falcons, and otters.

They also have past videos available on their site here.

National Zoo (USA)

The National Zoo has live webcams for you to virtually visit their giant pandas, lions, elephants, and naked mole-rats! And you can get updates on what’s going on at the zoo on the National Zoo Facebook page .

The site also has resources such as educational activities you can do at home and downloadable zoo activities .

Chattanooga Zoo (USA)

The Chattanooga Zoo in Tennessee has four live webcams on their zoo’s site. You can drop by and check out meerkats, snow leopards, tamarin, and the spotted genet.

Greenville Zoo (USA)

The Greenville Zoo has two cams set up to watch their giraffes. One gives you a look inside the barn. The other is a view of the paddock.

Alaska Zoo (USA)

As you might expect, the Alaska Zoo has a polar bear, and you can virtually visit it through its webcam. In addition, the zoo has started doing free live sessions via the Zoom app. Spots are limited and the schedule and links are being posted on the Alaska Zoo Facebook page .

Edinburgh Zoo (Scotland)

Did you know that the Edinburgh Zoo was the first zoo in the world to house and breed penguins? In addition to penguin cams, they also have live streams of pandas, tigers, and koalas.

In addition, the Wildlife Conservation Charity has some interactive learning from home courses for all ages.

Dublin Zoo (Ireland)

The zoo is also home to a scimitar-horned oryx, which is a species of antelope you can no longer find in the wild.

Ireland’s Dublin Zoo offers webcams of penguins and elephants, as well as their African Savanna where you might see giraffes, ostriches, zebras, or rhinos.

Marwell Zoo (UK)

The Marwell Zoo has a live video stream of their flamingos. They also have a photo streams (photos update every 30 seconds or so) of penguins, giraffes and lemurs.

Paignton Zoo (UK)

The Paignton Zoo has webcams set up looking at meerkats and sulawesi crested macaque. Their Flamingo webcam is currently unavailable. They also have a series of YouTube Videos about animals and working with them .

Starting Monday, March 23rd, the Paignton Zoo will be adding downloadable resources to their “ Wild at Home ” program for parents and teachers.

Zoos Victoria (Australia)

Zoos Victoria is an association of three zoos in Australia: Healesville Sanctuary, Melbourne Zoo, and Werribee Open Range Zoo. Their site features webcams where you can see snow leopards (indoor and outdoor), penguins, giraffes, lions, and zebras.

More Zoos for Virtual Field Trips

• Live Tiger Cam
• Virtual Adventures on Facebook @brecsbrzoo
• Live Webcams : Aquatic Bird Cam, Sea lion Pups (not working)
• Videos on Social Media @BronxZoo
• Remote Learning Resources
• Virtual tour (Series of Short Videos)
• Online Learning Resources
• Live Giraffe Cam (9:30am – 4:45pm MT)
• “Abnormally Normal” Video Series (Facebook)
• Home Safaris daily at 3pm ET on Facebook
• Daily Virtual Classrooms on Facebook at 11am ET @ClevelandMetroparksZoo.
• Live Webcams – Discovery Reef, Bonobos
• YouTube Videos
• Live Webcams – Meerkats, Penguins
• Animal Update Videos (Facebook)
• “Zoo to You” Facebook Lives weekdays at 3pm ET @DenverZoo
• More Videos on Denver Zoo Youtube channel
• Live Webcams : Giraffes, Sea Lions, Meerkats, Siamangs, and Orangutans
• Animal Videos on Facebook @ElPasoZoo
• “Keeper Chats” on Facebook Live @FortWorthZoo
• “ School of Croc ” lives at 10am ET on Facebook
• Live Webcams : Macaque, Macaw, Penguin, Tiger, Walrus
• Videos on the Indianapolis Zoo Facebook page
• Live Webcams : Penguin, Lion, Giraffe, Flamingo, Goat
• Behind the Scenes on Your Screen – learn about Zoo Jobs
• “Zoo to You” Facebook Lives Weekdays 11am ET
• Updates on Facebook @MNZoo
• Learning Corner – Activities and downloadable curriculum for grades 1-12.
• Live Cams with Chat
• Bear Lesson Plans
• “ Do the Zoo at Home “
• Facebook updates and videos @OmahaZoo
• Live Penguin Cam (9am – 5pm daily)
• #BringtheStlZootoYou Videos on Facebook
• Live Webcams : Snow Leopards, Elephants, Amur Leopards (must have Flash Player enabled)
• #ZooOpenOnline with Facebook Lives and YouTube Videos .
• “Zoo School” Facebook Lives (Mondays 11am ET) + random story times and craft videos.
• Archived Live Videos + themed activities for kids that go with each video.
• “ Virtual Voyage ” daily at 2pm on Facebook
• Videos bringing the Zoo to you on YouTube
• Downloadable Activities
• Augmented Reality Zoo Tour (via Zappar App)
• Live Webcams: Bears, Bats, and Tigers
• Updates on the Woodland Park Facebook page
• Live Grizzly Bear Cam
• Updates on Facebook @ZooMontana
• Learning Resources : Activities and Printables
• Facebook Live Q&As – Weekdays 11am ET @ZooAmerica

If you know a zoo with great virtual field trip content like live cams, videos, or activities that isn’t on this list, let us know to add it!

Aquarium Virtual Field Trips

Aquariums focus mainly on ocean life, though many have animals that live out of the water, but live in or near the water.

One Big Ocean Online Curriculum

“One Big Ocean” is an online curriculum from Ocean.org. They have three different programs customized for the level of school. These can be used by themselves, or paired with a real or virtual visit to any aquarium.

• One Big Ocean Elementary
• One Big Ocean Middle
• One Big Ocean Secondary

Online Ocean School

You can also learn about the various creatures and habitats of the Gulf of St. Lawrence at “ Ocean School “, with three weeks of lessons online and more being added.

National Aquarium (USA)

The National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland has cameras placed in three exhibits: Blacktip Reef featuring blacktip sharks, rays, and colorful fish; “Jellies Invasion” which you can guess features jellyfish; and “Pacific Coral Reef”. You can also take a virtual tour of the National A quarium with 360 degree images.

Georgia Aquarium (USA)

The Georgia Aquarium is ranked as the best aquarium for families in the United States. We’ve been there, and it is AMAZING! And they have some great, high quality live feeds from their exhibits, too!

You can watch the Ocean Voyager cam where you can see sharks, rays, fish, sea turtles and even huge whale sharks! There’s also the Indo-Pacific Barrier Reef, Southern Sea Otters, Jelly Cam, California Sea Lions, African Penguins, Piranhas, and Beluga Whales.

And while they haven’t been going live, they have been posting videos to the Georgia Aquarium Facebook page .

Shedd Aquarium (USA)

You might have seen the video going around of the Shedd Aquarium’s penguins taking their very own personal tour of the aquarium’s exhibits. If you haven’t, you should check it out.

In addition to the one live stream we found on their site so far, the Shedd Aquarium also has a great series of videos just for kids called “Sea Curious”. They also have some really cool 360 degree videos of sharks!

The Aquarium of the Pacific (USA)

The Aquarium of the Pacific is located in Long Beach, California. They have several webcams that allow you to visit virtually. You can see penguins both above and below the water, a shark lagoon, sea jellies, a tropical reef, blue cavern, and colorful anthias and wrasse exhibit.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium (USA)

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium located on the Gulf Coast in Clearwater, Florida is home to Winter and Hope, the rescued dolphins whose stories were the basis for the movies “Dolphin Tale” and “Dolphin Tale 2”.

You can virtually visit Winter and Hope, along with Nicholas and PJ. The aquarium also has views of its otters, pelicans, and sea turtles.

The Clearwater Aquarium even has downloadable lessons in language, math, and science to go along with a real or even virtual visit to the aquarium. There is also an online Kid Zone with games, activities, and experiments.

California Academy of Sciences (USA)

As the name suggests, the California Academy of Sciences is not just an aquarium. The San Francisco facility is also a natural history museum with a rainforest exhibit and planetarium.

There are a few webcams that allow you to visit right from home. You can look in on penguins, stingrays, a coral reef, and even take control of a camera at the top of a lighthouse on the nearby Farallon Islands.

The site also has lesson plans and materials for kids from preschool through high school.

Tennessee Aquarium (USA)

Live webcams of the secret reef, penguin, and sea otter exhibits. And on their facebook page, they are live streaming Aquarium at Home sessions.

Vancouver Aquarium (Canada)

Canada’s Vancouver Aquarium is home to more than 50,000 animals and features 30 exhibits to explore. When you can’t visit in person, you can still drop in on the sea otters, jellyfish, and penguins via the webcams on their homepage.

Atlantic White Shark Conservancy

Facebook Lives weekdays at 10am @AtlanticWhiteShark . Resources on the website.

Farm Virtual Field Trips

While farms are different than zoos, they can be just as educational and rewarding in connecting us to nature, whether we visit in person or virtually.

Hen Cam (USA)

The Hen Cam comes from a backyard outside Boston, Massachussetts. The feed switches automatically between 3 cameras showing the hens outside and inside. You might also see goats and a bunny named Phoebe.

Peter’s Farm (Holland)

You can see a live stream of the cows, and maybe even some baby calves, at Peter’s Farm in Holland. The stream is only during operating hours, but there is also some YouTube footage for when it isn’t live.

Folly Farm (UK)

Folly Farm has a cute webcam that gives you a peek at its farm animals like sheep, goats and donkeys. The website also lists penguin, giraffe, and lion webcams from the zoo, but they were not working when we visited.

Farm Sanctuary (USA)

This sheep barn camera is at the Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen , New York. They also have a recorded virtual tour of the farm showing you some of their other animals.

Goats Live (??)

Not sure where it is coming from, but this camera is pointed at some goats and streams 24 hours a day.

Farm Food 360 (Canada)

Farm Food 360 has virtual tours of all different kinds of farms. There are milk & cheese, dairy cow, sheep, pig, mink, grain, egg, and oat farms, feed mills, and an apple orchard.

Chatsworth Farm (Canada)

Chatsworth Farm is an over 2,000 acre family-run farm in Canada where they grow grain and legume crops, alfalfa, and raise beef cattle, sheep, turkeys, ducks, and chickens for eggs and meat. They have a few video tours on their webpage and they’ve also been live streaming recently on the Chatsworth Farm Facebook page .

Horse Shoe Farm (USA)

This camera pans back and forth showing the outdoor pens of the Horse Shoe farm in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The horses are not always outside, though.

Virtual Farm Field Trips on YouTube

We found a whole bunch of Farm tours and Q&As on YouTube. Here are links to those. Some are individual, but others are whole playlists with multiple videos.

• American Dairy Association Indiana (4 videos)
• Ohio Pig Farms (50+ videos, several very recent)
• Grow Next Gen (discusses various topics)
• Ohio Beef Council (18 videos)
• New York Beef Council (4 videos)
• American Dairy Association Northeast (12 videos)
• Pennsylvania Beef (no playlist, but at least 3 tours among their many videos)
• Milk Means More (4 tours to a Michigan Dairy farm)

Safari Virtual Field Trips

SafariLive (Africa)

Live Streamed safaris from the African wilderness. You never know what you are going to see, and your tours are guided by knowledgeable guides who sometimes answer questions from viewers.

SUNRISE SAFARI (Monday to Sunday)

• Central African Time (CAT): 06:00am – 09:00am
• East African Time (EAT): 07:00am – 10:00am
• Eastern Standard Time (EDT): 00:00pm – 03:00am

SUNSET SAFARI (Monday to Sunday)

• Central African Time (CAT): 15:30pm – 18:30pm
• East African Time (EAT): 16:30pm – 19:30pm
• Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT): 09:30am – 12:30pm

Cumbria Wildlife Trust (UK)

Over on the Cumbria Wildlife Trust webpage, you can drop in on webcams of a few different animals from across the United Kingdom. There is a camera pointed at the bird feeders at Plumgarths Wildlife Garden, Grey Seals at the South Walney Nature Preserve (archive footage when cam is not working), a Badger cam from Rydel, Ambleside, and an Osprey cam from Foulshaw Moss Nature Preserve (says cam will be available late March 2020).

Explore.org Webcams (Worldwide)

Explore.org has countless live streams from all over the world that you can choose from, including several locations already mentioned in this post. But our favorites are the ones you can view outside of a zoo, aquarium, or farm setting.

Some of these also have great audio, so you can make it full screen, turn up the volume, and have a window to the world. Great for background or meditation.

• Tembe Elephant Park (Africa)
• Honeybees going in and out of a hive
• Flying Foxes (bats)
• Hear Orcas (and occasionally see them) underwater
• Sea Lions hauled out onto rocks
• Polar Bear Cubs

Wolf Conservation Center

The Wolf Conservation Center in New York is dedicated to protecting and preserving wolves in North America. They have several live feeds of various species of wolves. And if you want to learn a little about wolves , you can do that, too.

Bald Eagle Cam (USA)

Despite being the national symbol of the United States, we don’t get to see Bald Eagles all that much. But with the camera set up at Duke Farms in New Jersey, we can look right into a Bald Eagle’s nest! They even have a scavenger hunt you can print out for the kids to watch the nest and see if they spot any of those things.

40 Amazing Educational Virtual Field Trips

No permission slips needed.

Virtual field trips are a game changer. Not only do they fill in for real field trips when budgets and other roadblocks prevent in-person options, but virtual field trips also open doors to educational experiences all over the country and the world, both past and present. No fundraising or permission slips required!

(Note: For anyone who needs it, YouTube offers a closed-captioning option. Just click the CC button in the bottom right-hand corner.)

1. Amazon Career Tours

Amazon Career Tours are free virtual field trips that inspire students to pursue careers of the future. Tour whenever, wherever on Kahoot! Each tour comes with a Teacher Toolkit that includes a facilitation guide and student worksheets.

• (New!) Amazon Music: Careers Behind the Beats : From studio to streaming, check out how computer science and amazing professionals make listening to your favorite songs possible.
• Amazon Fulfillment Center Tour : Explore how packages get delivered at lightning speed and how computer science, engineering, and real people work together to make the magic happen. 
• Data Center Tour 1: Uncovering Cloud Computing : Do students know what “the cloud” actually is? Find out how we went from renting movies at the store to streaming them from anywhere at any time.
• Data Center Tour 2: Keeping Data Safe and Sustainable : Discover the infrastructure that keeps your information safe and sustainable while diving into data careers of the future.
• Space Innovation Tour : Students will learn about the amazing technology on board the Orion spacecraft in NASA’s Artemis I flight test and hear from the engineers who made it all possible.

There are so many amazing online options when it comes to zoos that we couldn’t narrow it down to just one. Most zoos have live webcams in some of their most popular exhibits, such as the KC Zoo Polar Bear Cam and the Giant Panda Cam at Smithsonian’s National Zoo . However, some zoos offer a more in-depth look. You’ll definitely want to check out the San Diego Zoo as their site for kids includes behind-the-scenes videos and stories, as well as a variety of printable activities and online games. Check out our full list of virtual zoo goodness.

3. The Aquarium

It’s a similar story with aquariums. You have your pick of live webcams, but our favorites are the Georgia Aquarium’s Ocean Voyager webcam (wait for the whale shark!) and the “Jelly Cam” at Monterey Bay Aquarium (so soothing). The Seattle Aquarium even has a 30-minute video tour . Want more under-the-sea fun? Here’s our ultimate list of virtual aquarium field trips.

4. The Farm

The classic preschool field trip goes online! You can have your pick of dairy farm field trips, but we like this one from the Dairy Alliance  and this one from Stonyfield Organic . Farm Food 360 gives students the opportunity to immerse themselves in Canadian farm and food tours—from raising pigs to making milk and cheese. We’re also loving these virtual egg farm field trips from the American Egg Board.

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5. An Art Museum

We found 20 art museums with virtual tours , including the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s # MetKids and its awesome Where’s Waldo? setup. And you can’t miss the world-famous Louvre in Paris (no passport needed!). Check out the current virtual tours: Traveling Materials and Objects, the Advent of the Artist, the Body in Movement, and Founding Myths: From Hercules to Darth Vader!

6. A National Park

From webcams at Hawaii volcanoes to a virtual run along the rim of the Grand Canyon , you have tons of options here. Our top pick would have to be Yellowstone. The interactive maps are a great way to see the Mammoth Hot Springs and Mud Volcano, but we think kids will be psyched about the Old Faithful Geyser livestream and the opportunity to make their own predictions for its next eruption . Check out everything the National Park Service has to offer virtually.

7. A Planetarium

Through Stellarium Web , kids can explore over 60,000 stars, locate planets, and watch sunrises and solar eclipses. If you enter your location, you can see all the constellations that are visible in the night sky in your corner of the world.

8. A Recycling Center

Take your students on a virtual field trip of a recycling center and a modern landfill . Plus, there’s a full-on curriculum that includes lesson plans, take-home handouts, and more.

9. Slime in Space

Nickelodeon teamed up with two astronauts on the International Space Station to demonstrate how slime reacts to microgravity and had kids reproduce those same demonstrations back here on Earth. It makes for an amazing 15-minute virtual field trip .

10. Nature Lab

The Nature Conservancy has a brand-new virtual field trip entitled “You’re the Scientist! Citizen Science, Frogs & Cicadas.” Check out their full library of videos on topics like climate change and water security.

11. Discovery Education

Discovery Education hosts a variety of virtual events —each with a companion guide with hands-on learning activities. Current offerings include “Making a New Life: The Courage of a Refugee” and “The Future Is Now” (architectural and engineering innovations). Stay tuned for their upcoming civics virtual field trip, “The American Ideal.”

12. The Great Lakes

This virtual field trip from Great Lakes Now has three components: coastal wetlands, algae, and lake sturgeon. Each video is a quick five minutes long.

13. The Strong National Museum of Play

Explore online exhibits and discover the history and evolution of play. Check out board games that changed play, sports video games that shaped digital play, and the making of Monopoly to name a few.

14. U.S. Census Bureau

Kids can learn about the most recent Census and how census data is collected and used. This virtual field trip also features interviews with subject matter experts and an interactive challenge.

15. National Constitution Center

The “Museum of We the People,” the Constitution Center serves as a “headquarters for civic education.” Check out the Interactive Constitution section , and be sure to watch the virtual tour .

16. The Johnson Space Center

Houston, we have a virtual field trip. Three, actually. All with companion educator guides. The star of the show is the behind-the-scenes tour of the Johnson Space Center .

17. Birthplace of Music

Boise State put together this fully interactive virtual field trip with text, photos, audio, and video about the history of music. The four featured music locations are: Vienna, Austria; New Orleans, Louisiana; Cleveland, Ohio; and Bristol, Tennessee-Virginia.

18. Colonial Williamsburg

This living-history museum provides a look into life in an early American community. The website offers five different webcams featuring areas such as the tavern and the armory.

19. Mount Vernon

This virtual experience of George Washington’s home is incredibly well done. Enter the different buildings—from the opulent mansion to the chilling slave quarters—and click on different items for video and text explanations.

20. Mount Rushmore

This virtual tour comes with a real tour guide! Blaine Kortemeyer is the Assistant Chief of Interpretation and Education, who lends his expertise on the building of this national monument. The 3D Explorer is also an excellent tool.

21. The Manhattan Project

Take a visit to the National WWII Museum for “a cross-country virtual expedition to discover the science, sites, and stories of the creation of the atomic bomb.” Don’t forget to download the classroom guide!

22. The White House

For a look inside the iconic building, check out the 360° tour of some of the most historic rooms of the People’s House, from the Situation Room to the Oval Office. Examine each room and check out the contents up close.

23. The Smithsonian

The National Museum of Natural History’s virtual experiences are self-guided, room-by-room tours of permanent, current, and past exhibits. Be sure to send kids to the second floor Bone Hall so they can take a look at all different kinds of skeletons.

24. Google Arts & Culture

A collaboration with over 1,200 leading museums and archives, Google Arts & Culture is an incredible storehouse of monumental works of art. We recommend the Street View and Play sections.

25. 360 Cities

Boasting the world’s largest collection of 360° image videos, 360 Cities provides kids with the opportunity to see stunning panoramas across the globe, including their video of the ice floe on the Vistula River in Poland.

26. Buckingham Palace

It’s the official residence of the Queen of England, and boy, is it opulent! Get a peek inside the gorgeous Grand Staircase, White Drawing Room, Throne Room, and Blue Drawing Room.

27. The Great Wall of China

See one of the wonders of the world with this amazing, thousands-year-old fortification system known the world over. This virtual tour has four scenes available (you have to pay to get access to all 14). The bird’s-eye view of Mutianyu pass is a highlight.

28. Easter Island

Most of us recognize the giant stone statues of Easter Island, but what’s the story behind them? Nova’s online adventure “Secrets of Easter Island” delves into the mystery with a virtual tour.

29. Son Doong Cave

National Geographic lets you explore the world’s largest cave, located in Vietnam. Use the interactive map to enjoy the fully immersive experience (sound on!).

30. Ancient Egypt

You don’t need a time machine! Discovering Ancient Egypt has a ton of free resources, but it’s the interactive pyramid map and 3D temple reconstructions that really give it a field trip feel.

31. Back Through Time

Virtually visit Turn Back the Clock , a museum exhibit that ran for two years at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. Through compelling personal stories, innovative interactive media, and pop culture artifacts, the exhibit takes guests through seven decades of history—from the dawn of the nuclear age to significant policy questions our leaders face today.

No, really! You can absolutely “go” to the red planet. With Access Mars , you can see the actual surface of Mars, recorded by NASA’s Curiosity rover. Trust us—don’t skip the intro. And if your kids liked that, check out this 4K tour of the moon . These may go down in history as some of the best virtual field trips your students get to experience.

33. The Battleship New Jersey

Take a virtual tour of this historical battleship located on the Camden waterfront. This battleship has traveled more miles than any other!

34. The Vatican

No need to travel to Rome! Take in the amazing art and architecture located in the Vatican Museums with these 360-degree views.

35. Space Center Houston

Download the app and climb aboard the virtual tram line! Take a virtual walk through the Space Center Houston with informational stops along the way.

36. The Louvre

Virtually visit museum rooms in the famous Louvre located in Paris. Even check out The Louvre kids’ site for student-friendly galleries and stories. You can’t visit The Louvre without seeing the Mona Lisa , so check out their immersive Mona Lisa experience available in the app store.

37. Ellis Island

This interactive tour of Ellis Island lets students explore places like the Baggage Room and the Stairs of Separation through short stories, historical photographs, videos, and audio clips. Students can also hear the stories of real kids who recently immigrated to the United States, explore colorful charts and graphs with immigration data, and watch a 30-minute movie that includes a Q&A with National Park Service Rangers who explain what coming to America was like for many immigrants.

38. Plimoth Patuxet Museums

Travel back to the 17th century with options for free, on-demand, digital resources or a live, 1-hour virtual school program led by a Plimoth Patuxet Contemporary Indigenous Museum Educator. Students explore Wampanoag daily life and history; discover the real history of Thanksgiving and the legend behind it; meet a 17th-century Pilgrim; get an interactive sneak peak into 17th-century wardrobes; and learn about simple machines and water power at the Plimoth Grist Mill. There are also options for virtual hands-on history workshops, including Wampanoag Pottery and Write Like a Pilgrim.

39. Children’s Museum Houston

When you can’t visit the museum in person, 3D virtual field trips to the Children’s Museum Houston are the next best thing. All videos are produced and curated by museum educators and feature hands-on activities that can be done in the classroom. Topics include nutrition, math, states of matter, forces and properties of water, and more.

40. Museum of the American Revolution

Beyond the Battle Field is a virtual field trip for grades 2-8 hosted by Lauren Tarshis, author of the I Survived historical-fiction series for kids. Students will meet a museum educator as well as the museum curator, and explore artifacts and documents from the American Revolution. Plus they’ll hear the stories of teens who served during the war. There’s also a Classroom Kit available with a vocabulary list and discussion questions by grade level.

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Looking for your next adventure, but don’t want to leave the house? 

Well, if you haven’t heard of zoo animal cams, you are in for a treat!

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Zoo Animal Cams

Animal cams allow you to take a trip to the zoo, ride through a safari, or even dive underwater with some of your favorite animals. 

Zoo animal cams are seriously the next big thing and whether you just want to relax and hang out with your favorite dolphin or turn it into an educational wildlife lesson, animal webcams are where it’s at. 

Check out what we think are 11 of the best zoo animal cams!

The Best Zoo Animal Cams for Kids

Hattiesburg zoo – hattiesburg, mississippi.

Housing a number of unique animals, the Hattiesburg Zoo began back in 1950. 

At that time, its most popular resident, Miss Hattie the Elephant, stole the hearts of visitors. 

Today, Chewy the Sloth and his family are charming the zoo’s guests. 

If you have the time (remember sloths are slow!) take a look at the Hattiesburg Zoo Sloth cam to see what Chewy is up to.

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo – Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is an awesome independent zoo that looks to educate all of its visitors through interactive experiences.  

Hand feed the animals, get up-close, and fall in love with the wildlife. 

We absolutely adore their Giraffe Cam because it allows viewers to watch the herd interact with each other, as well as, with zoo guests. 

Click this link to see Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Giraffe Cam or check it out below! 

Bronx Zoo – Bronx, New York

The Bronx Zoo gives a unique perspective into the natural world of wildlife right in the middle of a bustling city. 

With over 6,000 of nature’s wonderful creatures, the Bronx Zoo is the perfect place for animal lovers of all ages. 

What’s more amazing, is that if you can’t make it to the actual zoo, they have a wonderful selection of animal cams.  

From sea lions to lemurs, check out these hotspots at the Bronx zoo here .     

Taronga Zoo – Sydney, Australia

The animals of the Taronga Zoo love its visitors! 

With a beautiful harbor side setting, this zoo offers a chance for people to connect with the wildlife in their natural environment.   

While escaping to Australia might be a bit of a challenge these days, don’t worry! 

You can still visit by viewing Taronga TV, a 24/7 virtual live streaming video. 

Hang with the lions, elephants and tigers, or you can even chill out with an oryx or bilby. 

Tune in here:  https://taronga.org.au/taronga-tv#animallivecams

Smithsonian National Zoo – Washington, DC

The Smithsonian National Zoo is one of the oldest zoos around, and if that’s not cool enough, it is always free of charge to visit. 

A few of the most notorious animals reside here including the newly born Giant panda known as Xiao Qi Ji , exotic Sumatran tigers, gigantic Aldabra tortoises, and more! 

Taking you on an animal adventure, the Smithsonian National Zoo lets you discover nature through a number of awesome exhibits and unique events. 

Take a closer look at a few of the Smithsonian National Zoo’s residents on their animal cams !

Maryland Zoo – Baltimore, MD

The Maryland Zoo, also known as, the Baltimore Zoo, is one of the top spots to immerse yourself into the wild world of nature. 

With exhibits like Penguin Coast and the Polar Bear Watch, visitors are able to observe up-close how animals live in their own habitat. 

If want to get even more personal with some of the wildlife, the Maryland Zoo lets you dig deeper with their live cams and feed.

Watch the Maryland Zoo flamingos on the Flamingo cam !

Greenville Zoo – Greenville, South Carolina

The Greenville Zoo has so much to discover. 

Providing one-of-a-kind experiences for both young and old, exploring the diverse wildlife that the Greenville Zoo has to offer has never been better. 

From Secret Safari’s to the Adopt-an-Animal Program, connecting with the animals is fun and easy. 

Take a glimpse into a giraffe’s life with the Greenville Zoo Giraffe cam !

Woodland Park Zoo – Seattle, Washington

The Woodland Park Zoo is an award winning zoological garden where visitors can discover their love for animals in their natural habitats. 

Providing interactive play spaces for children, rooftop gardens, a tropical rainforest walk and so much more, the Woodland Park Zoo is an exceptional place to connect with the natural world.

Discover the tigers, bats, and grizzly bears of Woodland Park Zoo through their amazing animal webcams !

San Diego Zoo – San Diego, California

The San Diego Zoo is home to over 3,700 animals and 650 different species. 

What’s distinctive about this zoo, in particular, is its Skyfari. The Skyfari is a gondola lift that gives visitors an aerial view of the whole zoo! 

In addition, the San Diego Zoo has some of the coolest webcams to view from the comfort of your own home. 

Koalas, polar bears, elephants, pandas and more can all be seen online.

Visit the San Diego animals in action here on their animal cams ! 

Philadelphia Zoo – Philadelphia, PA

Offering a wide range of activities, guided tours, and exclusive experiences, the Philadelphia Zoo let’s you take a walk on the wild side to create a most memorable visit. 

Distinctive to the Philadelphia Zoo is ZOO360. 

Haven’t heard of it? 

Well, it’s an overhead mesh tunnel system that was built for the animals. 

This not only gives wildlife more places to go, but also gives them a most unique view of their human guests. 

Can’t get there to check it out? 

View their Philly Zoo at 2 Live Stream Series .

Or go straight to a visit with the penguins !

Melbourne Zoo – Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne Zoo is home to one of the most unique visitor experiences around, called the Roar and Snore. 

This is an interactive overnight guided tour that’s available for zoo guests to take part in. 

Melbourne zoo is great place to visit, but if that’s not an option, they will bring the zoo to you via their Animals at Home LIVE virtual tours and animal cams.

Meet the animals of the Melbourne Zoo including snow leopards, pigmy hippos, and more !

Zoo Animal Cams for Kids

We hope you’ve enjoyed these amazing live animal zoo webcams! 

While these are our favorite zoo cams to watch, there are many options to choose from. 

Do you have a favorite not on this list?  Feel free to share! 

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