6 February 2026

Remote mammal watching

Remote mammalwatching – what does it mean? You’ll probably know what mammalwatching means – yes, it’s watching the wild mammals i.e mammalwatching. But remote mammalwatching? Well, in remote mammalwatching you don’t need binoculars, thermal monocular nor camera, but you must have an internet connection and TV to watch mammals.

I started remote mammalwatching just for fun and to experiment, two days ago, and so far I have seen 20 species, some of which are completely new to me, and I didn’t even know about them before. It’s a really fun pastime, e.g. with breakfast and lunch. 😁

Here’s a link to mt remote mammalwatching blog: https://remotemammalwatching.blogspot.com/ Each article contains a link to live webcam.

Red Deers (cervus elaphus) in Estonia

Deers at feeding place

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Olli Haukkovaara
Highlatitudemammalwatcher I’m a mammalwatcher from far north, Finland. So far I’ve seen 105 species and I wanna see still many more …
In addition to these 105 species, I have seen the footprints of Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) as well as some unidentified bats, mice, and voles in different parts of world.
Please take a look at my blog: https://highlatitudemammalwatcher.blogspot.com/
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11 Comments

  • 16 February 2026
    Ben W

    Hi Olli,

    Great to see the list coming along, and I’m glad to see you’ve reached your first target! Just letting you know though, it looks like the animal you put down as an Aardwolf is an overexposed white-tailed mongoose, and your honey badger might be as well… though in any case it seems like it’s still a new one for you!

    Regards, Ben

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    • 22 February 2026
      Olli Haukkovaara

      Thanks for the notice Ben, I will fix the postings and my list. I saw the Aardwolf few times after that in NamibCam’s desert water hole stream, and also the Honey Badger, both in better light, so the total amount of species remains the same.

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  • 22 February 2026
    Olli Haukkovaara

    Shame, I didn’t take a photo of a photo of Honey Badger that I saw in Africam Nkorho live stream in Sabi Sand. Oh well, I have to stay awake when I see it next time and hopefully get a better photo.

  • 25 February 2026
    Ben W

    No worries, happy to hear it hasn’t impacted your list. BTW, I think the Dik-Diks are Cavendish’s not Kirk’s (the latter prefers drier areas and hasn’t been recorded in the Masai Mara or Serengetti), and the striped hyena is probably something else (there’s been a hyena pack around Lentorre for a few days and they look a lot bigger and stockier).

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    • 27 February 2026
      Olli Haukkovaara

      I think we are both technically right. This is one of those classic cases where biology and common names overlap in a confusing way. The animal I saw in the Maasai Mara is Cavendish’s Dik-dik, but because it is almost always classified as a subspecies of Kirk’s Dik-dik, nearly everyone (including guides, books, and researchers) simply calls it “Kirk’s Dik-dik.”

  • 27 February 2026
    Olli Haukkovaara

    But, anyway, I will change the name.

  • 27 February 2026
    Olli Haukkovaara

    On what comes to striped hyena, my online mammalwatcher friends were wrong. It’s actually African Golden Wolf, (Canis lupaster). While the photo is slightly blurred, several identifying features point to this species:
    Coloration: The warm, sandy-gold coat matches the “yellowish to silvery grey” fur typical of this species.
    Build: It has the leggy, slender build of a canid, distinct from the heavier, sloping frame of the hyenas frequently seen at this waterhole.
    Confirmed Presence: “Golden jackal” is specifically listed as one of the “small creatures” that inhabit the Olkiramatian Conservancy surrounding Lentorre Lodge.
    Tail: You can see the relatively short, bushy tail, which is a characteristic of the African Golden Wolf.

  • 27 February 2026
    Olli Haukkovaara

    Fun Fact: Though they were called jackals for centuries, DNA research in 2015 proved these animals are actually more closely related to Gray Wolves and Coyotes than to other jackal species.

  • 6 March 2026
    Ben W

    Hi again, nice to see you’re still adding to the list.
    FYI, the bonobos are in an enclosed sanctuary a few hundred kilometres from their native range – you probably know this already and to each their own as far as listing goes, but I want make sure you’re aware! Also I’ve just reached 100 species myself, feel free to check my list in case there’s any cams you’ve missed (https://docs.google.com/document/d/11afEcDOmSJShStg_cfoGMR-NQq6YIhfB6PJC4flp6m8/edit?usp=sharing).

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