The original intention was to close down the cam sometime in October, or certainly once the summer rains started, but such has been the popularity of the cam that its life has been extended.
For those of you who are not familiar with the WildCam, it's been placed in a "hide" at a small dam called Pete's Pond in the Mashatu Game Reserve in Eastern Botswana.
At this time of year it's very dry in Mashatu, so animals have to rely on any water that's available.
Most of the natural waterholes or streams have dried up, so the pond is one of the few places where the resident wildlife can find water.
This makes for excellent viewing, as a wide variety of animals have been arriving to drink, including elephant, a selection of antelope, zebra, giraffe, wildebeest, hyena, warthog, jackals, plus numerous bird species.
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