Tembe Elephant Park live camera – Tembe Elephant Park waterhole
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What you are looking at
This elephant cam is run by explore.org in partnership with Africam. It overlooks the waterhole at the Mahlasela Hide in Tembe Elephant Park, a reserve of about 300 square kilometers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, close to the border with Mozambique. Tembe is known for its very large elephants, including bulls with long tusks often called super tuskers.
Elephants come down to drink, bathe and spray themselves with mud, sometimes in family herds with small calves and sometimes as lone bulls. Explore.org says activity is steady, with the most sightings in daylight, especially mid-morning and late afternoon. Keep an eye out for other animals that share the reserve, including buffalo, rhino, lion and leopard, along with antelope, warthogs and many birds. The dry winter months, roughly May to September, tend to draw more animals to standing water.
The stream plays as live video on YouTube. South Africa is six or seven hours ahead of the US East Coast, depending on the season. A practical tip: plan to watch in the South African late afternoon, when herds often arrive to drink before dark.
Camera details
- Camera ID
- explore-tembe-elephants
- Operator
- Explore Live Nature Cams
- Video format
- YouTube live stream
- Position
- Approximate
- Licence
- YouTube's terms (shown in YouTube's own player)
- Data source
- YouTube live streams (curated)
- Streaming since
- Apr 8, 15:24 UTC
- Last checked
- 02:00 UTC (46 min ago)
- Working, last 7 days
- 100 % of checks
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
Where this Tembe Elephant Park live camera is
Tembe Elephant Park is a place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The camera is in the center. Tembe Elephant Park keeps Africa/Johannesburg time (UTC+2 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
On the map
The position is approximate.
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Questions about Tembe Elephant Park waterhole, South Africa
Is Tembe Elephant Park waterhole, South Africa working right now?
Yes. At our last automatic check (Oct 8, 02:00 UTC) the video was playing. It is a YouTube live stream that plays in YouTube's own player when you press Play.
How often does this camera refresh?
Continuously while the channel is streaming. Live streams usually run a few seconds behind real time.
Who runs this camera?
It is a live stream from the YouTube channel Explore Live Nature Cams, embedded with YouTube's own player. The channel decides when it streams; YouTube may show its own ads. The channel About Curated YouTube live streams
Where is the Tembe Elephant Park waterhole, South Africa camera?
It is in Tembe Elephant Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Approximate coordinates: -26.95, 32.42. All cameras in Tembe Elephant Park
Is it day or night there now?
Tembe Elephant Park is in the Africa/Johannesburg time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 8 the sun rises at 5:21 AM and sets at 5:53 PM there.
Can I see other cameras nearby?
No other camera is within 25 km yet. The live camera radar can search up to 250 km around this spot. Open the radar here
Why does the stream sometimes stop?
YouTube streams run only while Explore Live Nature Cams is broadcasting; when they pause, we mark the camera offline until our next check finds it live again. The channel on YouTube