What is "beetlecam"

The BeetleCam is a remote controlled buggy with a DSLR camera mounted on top to film and photograph wildlife at very close range. Created by Will Burrard-Lucas and his brother, Matt, its first shots were released in 2010 in a series called "The Adventures of BeetleCam." It filmed African wildlife in the Ruaha and Katavi National Parks in Tanzania — creating amazing pictures and videos of elephants, African buffalo and lions. One of their cameras was destroyed in an encounter with a lion.

They came back in 2011 with two improved BeetleCams, focusing on lions. During this project they created a set of remarkable pictures featuring feeding lions and playful cubs. This series was first released in 2012 in an article called "BeetleCam vs the Lions of the Masai Mara". BeetleCam Mark II used a Canon EOS 1Ds Mk III.