A range of zoos and aquariums are offering live streams of their animals. Keep busy at home by watching animals live and see what they are up to in real time. You may not get the chance to see these animals in a zoo near you, so take the chance to have a look.

Suggested tasks:

• Write an adventure story including an animal of your choice
• Write a diary entry from an animal’s point of view
• Draw a picture of your favourite animal and label it
• Write a newspaper report based on an animal
• Creative artwork based on an animal you have watched
• Write about ‘a day in the life of…’
• Write about how the animals might feel about being in a cage/enclosure
• What is the difference between being in captivity and in the wild?

Access a range of live streams below:

Edinburgh Zoo (UK)

Panda, Koala, penguin & Tiger cams 

Marwell Zoo (UK)

Flamingo, Penguin, Giraffe & Lemur cams 

Dublin Zoo (Ireland)

Elephants, Penguins, giraffes, rhinos, ostrich & zebras cams

San Diego Zoo (USA)

Panda, Penguin, Baboon, Polar Bear, Ape, Koala, Giraffe, Burrowing Owl, Condor, Elephant & Tiger cams 

Houston Zoo (USA)

Giraffe, Gorilla, Chimp, Elephant, Leafcutter Ant & Rhino cams

Living Coast Wild Planet trust (UK)

Penguin cam 

Paignton Zoo (UK)

Meerkat & Sulawesi Crested Macaque cams

Smithsonian’s National Zoo (USA)

Naked Mole-Rat, Lion, Giant Panda & Elephant cams 

Monterey Bay Aquarium (USA)

Monterey Bay, Sea Otter, Shark, Penguin, Coral Reef, Aviary, Kelp Forest, Jelly, Moon Jell & Open Sea cams 

Kansa City Zoo (USA)

King Penguin, Gentoo Penguin, Polar Bear & Masai Giraffe cams