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7 Wildlife Tours and Safaris You Can Take from Your Couch

See elephants, giraffes, and other animals in the wild without leaving home.

Gemma Z. Price

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March 2021

1. Africam. Live streams and highlight reels of elephants, giraffes, and other animals, direct from the bush. 
2. Explore. Channels include a shark cam submerged off Cape Fear, wildlife in Tembe Elephant Park in South Africa, and Nestflix, a feather-focused streaming service.
3. &Beyond. Marine biologists, ornithologists, and other experts offer privately guided virtual experiences.
4. Djuma Private Game Reserve. See “the big five” and other wildlife streamed from waterholes and landscapes fringing Kruger National Park.
5. Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort. Watch the antics of 20 elephants rescued from Thailand’s city streets and given sanctuary in northern Thailand’s lush jungle.
6. Australian Antarctic Program. Watch feeds and time-lapse videos from webcams at four permanent stations. 
7. Quark Expeditions’ virtual-reality Antarctic expedition. Be immersed in trips by Zodiac to icy tundras and penguin colonies.