If you can’t make it to a zoo or travel to see penguins in the wild, don’t worry — the next best thing is just a click away. Thanks to modern technology, you can now watch penguins live from the comfort of your home.
Worry not; the penguins are also modern birds and moved to the online world.
Many zoos, nature reserves, and research centers have set up live webcams, letting you peek into the daily lives of these charming birds. Most streams are from zoos, but a few lucky ones also offer views of penguins in their natural habitats.
Yes, penguins have officially gone digital — and they’re thriving in the online world too.
Below, you’ll find a list of live streams where you can enjoy some quality penguin-watching anytime, anywhere.
Europe
Folly Farm, UK
Now you can follow Magnum, Jellytot, Percy, and friends from the comfort of your own home with our live penguin cam. The penguin webcam gives you a unique insight into their daily life.
Dublin Zoo, Ireland
Watch online the daily life of penguins in the Dublin Zoo. The webcam is also moving around, so you get the whole view.
Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland
In Edinburgh, they provide a Live Penguin Cam where you can watch the penguin in the ZOO all year round. You may even spot Kevin, the naughtiest penguin, who has a lifetime ban from the penguin parade for pecking at the visitors!
Living Coasts, UK
Living Coasts Zoo and Aquarium is located in the seaside resort of Torquay, which lies on the coast of the English Channel in Devon. Watch the penguins at Living Coasts Zoo going about their daily life through this live streaming HD webcam.
Birdland, UK
The Birdland Park and Gardens, often called Birdland, is a wildlife park in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, England. For information about their penguins, visit their website here.
Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens, UK
From this well-situated camera, you will be able to see the Penguins as they swim, take a walk next to the water and visit their nesting boxes and see the regular visits from their keepers.
Paradise Park, UK
Enjoying watching the penguins going about their daily life. You might be able to spot younger penguins with their more grey juvenile plumage.
North America
Aquarium of the Pacific, USA
At the edge of the rocky beach, penguins hop in and out of the water. Watch as they swim and float on the surface via Webcam: Penguin Habitat. You can even watch nesting.
Mystic Aquarium, USA
The penguin live streams in the aquarium offer two camera views, CAM1 and CAM2, where you can watch penguins all year long, 24/7. But be aware of the time zone you are in, as they might be sleeping when you tune in.
San Diego Zoo, USA
From 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Pacific Time, you’re watching the live cam while it’s daytime in San Diego. While it’s dark, from 7:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., they are rebroadcasting the morning’s stream.
Jenkinson’s Aquarium, USA
Enjoy this live Penguin Cam from Jenkinson’s Aquarium in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ.
Detroit Zoo, USA
Watch penguins waddle and go for a dip. The penguins are living in the former Penguinarium at the Detroit Zoo while the Polk Penguin Conservation Center is undergoing repairs.
California Academy of Science, USA
Watch the African penguins frolic, swim, and nest on three live webcams. Tune in at 10:30 am and 3 pm daily for a live feeding demonstration with their penguin biologists.
Georgia Aquarium, USA
Explore the Lives of African Penguins. Transport yourself to the tip of Southwestern Africa to learn all about our black and white bird-friends.
Pittsburg Zoo, USA
They have two species of penguins here at the Zoo, Gentoo penguins and Macaroni penguins. The penguin cam is very interactive, and you can even control it to change the view.
Maryland Zoo, USA
Live view from outside Penguin Coast. Visit this cam to see African penguin activity daily.
Saint Louis Zoo, USA
Live viewing (one-minute delay) is available during Zoo hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. After 5 p.m., previously recorded footage will play. At this time, the cameras are not recording sound.
Philadelphia Zoo, USA
Live from Penguin Point. Watch our Humboldt penguin colony anytime, anywhere with our Penguin Point Cam presented by Xfinity.
Tennessee Aquarium, USA
The Tennessee Aquarium’s gentoo and macaroni penguins are busy birds. Check in on their playful antics any time you could use a little “penguin break.” Throughout the year, you’ll witness courtship, nest building, rearing young and molting at the Aquarium.
New England Aquarium, USA
The New England Aquarium’s penguin exhibit is home to more than 70 African and southern rockhopper penguins and contains 150,000 gallons of water filtered in from Boston harbor. This camera focused on their African penguin colony.
Lehigh Valley Zoo, USA
Lehigh Valley Zoo’s Penguin Cam is online! Brought to you by The Morning Call, the Jaindl Penguin Pavilion live cam will be online daily during regular zoo hours. Feedings are a great time to view the penguins, and occur daily at 11 am and 3 pm.
Aquarium At Moody Gardens, Texas
Penguin Cam Live at Moody Gardens in Texas gives you a glimpse into the life of King penguins, but also other species.
Sedgwick County Zoo, USA
This habitat was built to replicate the coast of South America. As a result, the Cessna Penguin Cove is the perfect home for Humboldt penguins, natives to Chile and Peru.
NOTE: CLOSED FOR HABITAT IMPROVEMENT THROUGH SUMMER 2025
Long Island Aquarium, USA
Live streaming penguin webcam at Long Island Aquarium in New York. The penguin Pavillion at Long Island Aquarium has African penguins. There are land and water features as well as shelters for breeding and nesting and even an observation bubble for an up-close pennguin encounter.
Ripley’s Aquarium, USA
Can’t make it to the aquarium today? Let Ripley’s African penguin colony captivate you from the comfort of your screen as they waddle, swim, and show off their playful personalities in real-time, wherever you are!
Africa
Stony Point Penguins, South Africa
Located in the coastal town of Betty’s Bay in the Overberg, the Stony Point Nature Reserve is home to a unique colony of African Penguins. This colony has seen a steady increase in African Penguin numbers in the last 10 years with the estimated number of breeding pairs growing from 100 to 2 500.
Australia & New Zealand
Melbourne Zoo, Australia
If you want to catch their feeding times it is between 9-10.30am and between 3-4 pm daily (please note feeding times are subject to change). For more information visit their website.
Sea Life Sydney, Australia
The colony of Sub-Antartic Penguins are pretty busy birds! They have to eat, sleep, waddle, eat, swim, poop… and the best part? You get to watch it all! Tune in to Tank TV: Waddle Watch 24/7 and watch our adorable penguins on the ice!
Taranaki Mounga, New Zealand
Penguin cam is streaming live from a kororā/blue penguin nesting box at Ngāmotu Beach, New Plymouth.
Tawaki Project, New Zealand
Don’t miss the chance to watch Erect-crested penguins (Tawaki nana hī) before they leave the island in April.
Asia
Sunshine Aquarium, Japan
The webcams are on for 24h but it gets dark at night and the penguins are sleeping. You can find the penguins in grassland where the penguins live their busy lives, couples confirm their love to each other, lay eggs and keep them warm until new babies are born.
Antarctica
The Torgersen Island Penguin Webcam
The Penguin Webcam is located on Torgersen Island (64°46’S, 64°04’W), off the coast of Anvers Island and less than a mile from Palmer Station. Torgersen Island is home to a colony of Adélie penguins numbering approximately 2,500. During the webcam’s operational period, both adult birds and chicks can be seen.
O’Higgins Penguin Cam
This is the first-ever penguin webcam from Antarctica, from O’Higgins, a German research station. Every 15 minutes the picture updates.