Here is the info provided with the live web cam site.

"Pete's Pond is a waterhole on Mashatu Game Reserve in Botswana, Africa. It is a famous webcam that began on National Geographic's wildcam and is now hosted and operated by WildEarth.

The camera is mounted overlooking the waterhole along with a microphone and floodlights that switch on automatically at night.

The camera is controlled by volunteer 'zoomies' over the Internet, who Tweet 'sightings' @wildearth.

A great variety of wildlife will come to drink at the pond including herds of elephant, eland, impala, lions, warthogs, baboons and many more.

Stick around and watch for a while, you are sure to become a 'pondie'."

The time in Botswana.

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Have just seen a heap of zebras by Pete's Pond. There was even a young one. It was 3.30am, too. Did not realise that zebras were active at night.

A warthog at 7.30am. It looks to be a beautiful day there.

Followed by a skittish bunch of wildebeest. A heron startled them!!

Oh my goodness!! Plenty of animals here this morning, their time. A large family of baboons, some large turkey-like birds & some type of antelopes.

This one was a great find Joy! I wish I could watch more. You are seeing lots on here I see from your comments. I went on just now only heard something in the water, the camera was looking down onto the water, but could not see anything ! even with the light on . Hippos are active at night they come out of the water and onto the land !. Not sure if they have Hippos at this waterhole but it is worthwhile to view in the night hours if they do have hippo to see them come out !

Saw hippos on the webcam in Djuma Reserve, Dawn. It was daylight too & looked like a family as there were several of them. It was great!!

The camera at Pete's Pond is controlled by volunteer "zoomies", \ as they call them, from all over the world. Unfortunately, some of them get carried away. Someone must have thought they saw something in the water, at the time you were looking at it. It is still a great site, nonetheless.

Ok yes I should imagine it would take some practice to get used to using the zoom properly hey! All I know about viewing wild life is they hide in bush and scrub usually during the hot midday hours and use the waterholes at evening and morning times. Except the Ellies as they bath and mud bath to cool down around mid morning and into the hotter parts of the day. Of course there is always the exception as some get thirsty if they are passing through. The wildebeest or any animal are usually skittish at the waterholes because Lions also use the waterholes at the same time so I think they are all very much on edge because of the possibilties that surround them of becoming a meal. Hippo's come out during the day but it is usually not for long as they burn very quickly. Anyhow sure you know all this just thought I would say it anyway One can often see a kill at the waterhole? hope not but it happens

Thanks, Dawn, it is always much better to get this type of info from those, such as yourself, who have more experience of places like this.

Think this live webcam, will be really .

Have just seen a family of warthogs at the waterhole. They were all different sizes.

Just watched a young baboon being groomed by an even younger baboon. There plenty of them around, too.

Oooh, a big bunch of baboons!!!

The warthogs are wallowing in the mud & making a mess of Pete's Pond.

I see the warthogs are busily remodelling the edges of Pete's Pond creating little banks. They rub their back & sides, along the edges of the waterhole & take away any of the slopes down to the water's edge.