▁the ▁c ams ▁are ▁" p ure ly ▁to ▁insp ire ▁people ▁to ▁fall ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁the ▁world ▁again ▁and ▁give ▁them ▁a ▁break ." ▁ ▁The ▁Great ▁Blue ▁Her on ▁Cam ▁is ▁hosted , ▁maintained , ▁and ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Corn ell ▁Lab ▁of ▁Or n ith ology ▁in ▁I th aca , ▁New ▁York . ▁The ▁blue ▁her on ' s ▁have ▁nested ▁and ▁h atch ed ▁numerous ▁young ▁inside ▁of ▁their ▁nest ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁This ▁cam ▁has ▁since ▁retired . ▁ ▁Platform s ▁ ▁At ▁launch ▁Animal ▁Planet ▁L ! VE ▁was ▁accessed ▁through ▁their ▁main ▁website ▁on ▁computers , ▁table ts , ▁and ▁smart ph ones . ▁On ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁S amsung ▁launched ▁an ▁app ▁which ▁could ▁navigate ▁the ▁Animal ▁Planet ▁L ! VE ▁channels ▁on ▁select ▁Sm art ▁TV ’ s ▁and ▁Bl u - ray ▁Play ers . ▁Other ▁media ▁de vis es , ▁including ▁Microsoft ’ s ▁X box ▁ 3 6 0 ▁and ▁R oku ▁players ▁are ▁implementing ▁their ▁own ▁app ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Brian ▁St elter ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁has ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁K itten ▁Cam ▁has ▁been ▁watched ▁over ▁ 2 5   mill ion ▁times ▁since ▁its ▁start . ▁St elter ▁also ▁reports ▁that ▁view ers ▁watch ▁the ▁cam ▁for ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁minutes ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁seconds . ▁Disc overy ▁Chief ▁Digital ▁Officer ▁J B ▁Per ret