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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2007Have you ever seen the Africam?
http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# Man, what a busy place!! Africam is one one of my favourites when I have the time - I don't know the link you have, is the below link the same site as you use? http://www.africam.com/ I recommend the "Cam tracker" and the highlights for an idea about what you could catch  Signaturelewe lewemi at yahoo dot se | cats' pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi > http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# > > Man, what a busy place!! > http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# > > Man, what a busy place!! I've been watching Africam for a couple of years now, every since I was able to access broadband. It's not always busy, though - sometimes hours go by with nothing coming to the waterhole for a drink. Tonight I've seen a herd of buffalo and a couple of hyenas. I wasn't positive that they were hyenas, but the body shape looked right, they were lapping like a mammal, and the sound track helped with the ID. They'd only disappeared off screen for a couple of seconds before loud "giggling" was heard. I try and have a look at Africam at least 3 times a week. South Africa is only one hour ahead of Britain, so that helps. Sometimes there is absolutely nothing to be seen for ages, so for those of you who are now going to view it for the first time, don't be disappointed, just keep trying. I once went several days looking on and off and only saw one bird. You know what that means, don't you? The very second I clicked to go off the site, the lions probably arrived ;-) Tweed >> http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# > I try and have a look at Africam at least 3 times a week. South > Africa is only one hour ahead of Britain, so that helps. I guess that means it's 9 hours ahead of California, since you (Britain) are 8 hours ahead of us. So, right now, it's nearly 6AM there (8:54 PM here). It's a lot easier to see things now than when I looked several hours earlier, and the only light was from the camera itself (a night- vision camera, I guess?) Right now there are a bunch of something - a type of buffalo, or wildebeest maybe? And someone's operating the web cam because every so often, the camera zooms in on a particular animal so you get a closeup. It's noisy! Animals splashing in the water, and the constant background of birds - Roxy's ears were swiveling all over the place. But then she did the cat version of a shrug and went back to sleep. Great link, Joyce > I guess that means it's 9 hours ahead of California, since you (Britain) > are 8 hours ahead of us. So, right now, it's nearly 6AM there (8:54 PM > here). Oops - I just looked at the site and it says that current time is 7:03AM, Dec. 27, making them 10 hours ahead of California, not 9. Joyce (9:02PM PST) > >> http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > of birds - Roxy's ears were swiveling all over the place. But then she > did the cat version of a shrug and went back to sleep. Yesterday there were a bunch of what I thought were Waterbuffalo there forever. It IS noisy. It's amazing the sound there! It's really fascinating. ONe lady I know had it up and a lion roared one day and scared the bejeebers out of her! > Yesterday there were a bunch of what I thought were Waterbuffalo there > forever. It IS noisy. It's amazing the sound there! It's really > fascinating. > ONe lady I know had it up and a lion roared one day and scared the > bejeebers > out of her! I think I am probably the only one who mutes the sounds of Africam! It seems to overstimulate Holly, and I am concerned that she might revert to her former aggressive behavior, but this time might direct it toward Duffy. So, I decided that it is better to watch with the sound off and just get an occasional brief sample when Holly is out of the room (which is seldom -- she is my little shadow). There were some exceptional views of insects earlier today. One of them looked like a large millipede-like creature, and the water fowl I have been watching was some distance away making "trilling" sounds. Obviously, that was one of the times when I had the sound turned on. I may experiment tomorrow with turning it on but then turning the volume down instead of muting it. MaryL >> Yesterday there were a bunch of what I thought were Waterbuffalo >> there forever. It IS noisy. It's amazing the sound there! It's really [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > MaryL One of the guys in my office had it on and one of the others yelled at him to "tunr that noise down"! They really are loud. Andy >> Yesterday there were a bunch of what I thought were Waterbuffalo >> there forever. It IS noisy. It's amazing the sound there! It's really [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > MaryL Could you use headphones? SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >>> Yesterday there were a bunch of what I thought were Waterbuffalo >>> there forever. It IS noisy. It's amazing the sound there! It's really [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Could you use headphones? I probably could, but it's not worth it to me to go to that extent. Moreover, then I really *would* have to reduce the sound because that site is *very* busy and noisy. Come to think of it, what I could envision hearing through headphones might be what Holly hears now -- cats have far better hearing than we do. MaryL It's kind of pleasant to have it up in the background just for all the bird and insect noises. > It's kind of pleasant to have it up in the background just for all the bird > and insect noises. I like the sound, too. I listen to it now instead of the radio. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> It's kind of pleasant to have it up in the background just for >> all the bird and insect noises. > I like the sound, too. I listen to it now instead of the radio. Oh, thank you for reminding me of this! I had on a music streaming site, but have now switched to Africam. I think Smudge likes it better, too. Joyce > >> It's kind of pleasant to have it up in the background just for > >> all the bird and insect noises. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Oh, thank you for reminding me of this! I had on a music streaming site, >but have now switched to Africam. I think Smudge likes it better, too. I just put it on and the dawn chorus is in full swing... I thought Tessie would be fascinated so I called her in and picked her up and pointed her at the speakers, but she said 'so what?' and went away to curl up on the playhouse... >> >> It's kind of pleasant to have it up in the background just for >> >> all the bird and insect noises. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > pointed her at the speakers, but she said 'so what?' and went away to > curl up on the playhouse... Mine are not impressed either. Tweed > It's kind of pleasant to have it up in the background just for all the > bird > and insect noises. You should have seen Holly scrambling for the computer monitor. She searched all around it, trying to detect the source of "those sounds." Thanks for posting the link. It's a great site! MaryL Wow that sounds amazing!! I am off for a look... > >> http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > Great link, > Joyce >http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# > >Man, what a busy place!! The sun is up - lots of vultures, sounds of many other animals in the background, what sounds like hoofsteps. It's the place to be. Now, what would be cool is if someone on RPCA could go there and wave to the camera. > >http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# > The sun is up - lots of vultures, sounds of many other animals in the > background, what sounds like hoofsteps. It's the place to be. > Now, what would be cool is if someone on RPCA could go there and wave > to the camera. That might be the last thing they ever do! :-/ Don't think I'd want to see that... :) Joyce > > >http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >That might be the last thing they ever do! :-/ Don't think I'd want >to see that... :) Oh, good point. All I saw were various birds and insects, so it felt relatively safe. I wonder if there are more dangerous animals there, like crocodiles in the water, stampedes of wildebeest, etc. >>>> http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > relatively safe. I wonder if there are more dangerous animals there, > like crocodiles in the water, stampedes of wildebeest, etc. There are buffaloes, which apparently kill more people than lions do. I heard that they are the most dangerous animal in Africa. Tweed >>>>> http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# >>> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Tweed I thought that was the hippo >> There are buffaloes, which apparently kill more people than lions do. I >> heard that they are the most dangerous animal in Africa. >> >> Tweed > >I thought that was the hippo I understood the mosquito was the most dangerous animal in Africa (and most of Asia) because of its disease-vectoring habits; killing orders of magnitude more people than any of the mammals combined (humans excepted). You don't have to be large to be dangerous! Tish >>> There are buffaloes, which apparently kill more people than lions do. I >>> heard that they are the most dangerous animal in Africa. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Tish "Contrary to what most people say, the most dangerous animal in the world is not the lion or the tiger or even the elephant. It's a shark riding on an elephant's back, just trampling and eating everything they see." -Jack Handy > I understood the mosquito was the most dangerous animal in Africa (and > most of Asia) because of its disease-vectoring habits; killing orders > of magnitude more people than any of the mammals combined (humans > excepted). You don't have to be large to be dangerous! This was my thought too. The cockroaches will survive us. ;o) SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >>>>>> http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# >>>> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > I thought that was the hippo You are correct. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# > > Man, what a busy place!! Saw it years ago... wasn't sure the site is still active. Thanks for posting! Jill > http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# > > Man, what a busy place!! I'm watching it right now, and what a weird/unusual sight it is -- a whole herd of animals that look something like antelope, and when the camera moves in close I can see that they are covered with birds! One bird is even hanging on the neck of one of the host "antelope," sort of like a woodpecker hangs on the side of a tree. They are probably getting insects, so both benefit. MaryL >> http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > MaryL I can't recall what those birds are called but yes, they are getting bugs off the animal which in turn affords the animal relief from being infested with said bugs (which probably make them itch like mad). Somehow I can't picture outdoor (feral) kitties running around with birds on their backs picking off fleas ;) > I'm watching it right now, and what a weird/unusual sight it is -- a whole > herd of animals that look something like antelope, and when the camera moves > in close I can see that they are covered with birds! One bird is even > hanging on the neck of one of the host "antelope," sort of like a woodpecker > hangs on the side of a tree. They are probably getting insects, so both > benefit. That's cool! I just got on, but it's 2AM there, and there's nothing happening at all. Where are the nocturnal animals?? The insects are chirping and buzzing away. I find the sound very restful. Joyce > http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# > > Man, what a busy place!! I am absolutely addicted to this website, may never sleep again :) Watching currently, no animals about but the lightening display is amazing! Have seen what I'm sure is a shooting star. See lots of other lights zipping every which way - I'm guessing these are insects reflected in a floodlight but I sure could second and third opinions on that.... Lorna (whose Chessie & Nikki don't respond to the webcam chirping and twittering but I sure like it!) > I am absolutely addicted to this website, may never sleep again :) > Watching currently, no animals about but the lightening display is amazing! > Have seen what I'm sure is a shooting star. See lots of other lights > zipping every which way That sounds lovely. Right now it's 11:20 AM in Nkorho Pan, and the camera is pointed toward a wooded area where a few gazelles are enjoying a late breakfast or early lunch. Every few minutes there's a very loud noise which sounds a bit like thunder, although it could just be wind blowing at the microphone. Nope, that's definitely thunder. No rain as yet, though. I have a question. Right underneath the picture, there's a strip of grey with a few buttons on it - a stop button, pause, left and right, and also some volume buttons. But none of them work properly - they are merely links to the very same site I'm already looking at. Does anyone know anything about this? Why are those buttons there if they don't do what they seem to be set up to do? Joyce > > I am absolutely addicted to this website, may never sleep again :) > > Watching currently, no animals about but the lightening display is [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Joyce The only one of those buttons that works for me is the one to switch to full screen. I've just been watching an elephant that has only one tusk. >> > I am absolutely addicted to this website, may never sleep again :) >> > Watching currently, no animals about but the lightening display is [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > full > screen. I've just been watching an elephant that has only one tusk. Same here. I use the volume setting within XP to regulate volume, but nothing else seems functional. It's now 9:00 a.m. in East Texas and 5:00 p.m. "Current Africa Time." I'm watching an elephant, but I don't know if it's the same one. I can see one tusk but haven't seen a close-enough view to see if he has another one. He's basically just standing there (facing half-away from the camera), waving his trunk around. Great site, Karen! MaryL > http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# > > Man, what a busy place!! I finally put it up. I may have to hook up the computer speakers for the cats and to annoy Charlie. When I first began to lose my hearing, I had that old jungle screen saver on the computer. The trumpeting elephant in the middle of the night used to really get him, and for the longest time he didn't know where it was coming from. Jo > http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# > > Man, what a busy place!! If anyone is reading this, you should go to Africam right now. I can't believe the variety I am seeing, all in close proximity to each other -- plus the occasional roar of a big cat. MaryL >> http://www.wavelit.com/?ch=Wildlife&sh=africam# >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > MaryL Right now, I can see a *herd* of wildebeests and another herd of gazelles. Each group is constantly on the move, but they seem to totally ignore each other -- they just walk back and forth within their own "territory." There are also a number of other animals, but in lesser numbers. It looks like something out of a movie. MaryL
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