BeetleCam: remote-controlled cameras get up close to lions and leopards A lioness yawns under the African sun, with no idea she has just been caught on BeetleCam. A remote-controlled, camouflaged camera allows Will Burrard-Lucas to capture intimate snaps of some of the continent's most fearsome animals, without the risk of being savaged. Picture: Burrard-Lucas / Barcroft Media