Okaukuejo Resort, Wildlife Waterhole: Live camera stream in the

In Etosha National Park, water is a magnet, and the waterhole at NWR Okaukuejo Resort is one of the best places to see that truth play out. This live camera looks over a scarce, vital pool where animals from all over the park come to drink and to rest from the hot Namibian sun.

The guest list can be extraordinary. Lions, elephants, giraffes, and rhinos all use the waterhole, along with a great variety of birdlife and many other species. A quiet afternoon may suddenly give way to a gathering of elephants, or a long, tense interval when a predator is near. At other times the scene is simply heat, light, and the patient arrival of one animal after another. Because the camera runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, the story does not stop at sunset. Night visits can be as compelling as anything in the noon glare.

It is the kind of view that makes a distant park feel immediate, whether you have been to Etosha or only hope to go.

The stream is provided by Namibia Wildlife Resorts. Watch at different hours; a waterhole this important rarely stays empty for long.