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Article: Webcam captures new life.(News)
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- The Saturday Star (South Africa)
- Article date:
- December 27, 2008
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BYLINE: Sheree Bega
Wildlife lovers around the world now have a bird's-eye view of the mysterious breeding habits of South Africa's only breeding population of lesser flamingoes at their acclaimed artificial breeding island in Kimberley.
A new live-streaming website, run by Africam, has been installed at Kamfers Dam, and for the first time, it offers rare close-up images of chicks hatching out of their eggs, parents feeding their chicks, as well as a rare glimpse into the breeding behaviour of 20 000 lesser flamingoes gathered at the permanent wetland.
The website project, co-ordinated by the Save the Flamingo Association, together with ...