Kenya-1969: African Elephant Moving Around In Jungle & Eating Plant

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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African Elephant Moving Around In Jungle & Eating Plant — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kenya in 1969 captures two African elephants in a grassy, sun-dappled clearing. One elephant stands alert facing the camera, while the other bends to feed on foliage, its trunk wrapped around a plant. The film exhibits characteristic Super 8 grain, warm color saturation, and natural lighting, with shadows stretching across the terrain. This authentic archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into wildlife observation during the late 1960s, perfect for documentaries, historical content, or nature-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122661764

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1969 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Kenya Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Kenya wildlife home-movie footage for documentary or museum edits needing elephants observed in a natural outdoor setting.
Period detail: The soft color, 8mm frame texture, and telephoto-like home-movie view may show late-1960s tourist wildlife filming rather than staged production.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds on the animals from a distance, preserving an unstaged visitor perspective as one elephant watches and another feeds.
What appears in frame: Two elephants, a grassy clearing, low shrubs, red earth, strong sunlight, long shadows, and dark film gate edges are visible.
Film character: The clip has warm 8mm color, visible grain, slight softness, and minor exposure variation that read as original physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, or quiet transition within a sequence about Kenya, safari viewing, or archival animal footage.
Historical context: The scene reflects a period home-movie encounter with African elephants, with no visible people, vehicles, signage, or identifiable facilities in frame.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright, source licensing, and wildlife-location context for their project.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 Kenya elephants 8mm, African elephant feeding home movie, vintage safari wildlife footage, and 1960s nature travel film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other Kenya 1969 wildlife footage, then with broader 1960s safari, nature, and animal-observation material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing two African elephants in a sunlit clearing, with one facing the camera and another feeding by shrubs. — Two elephants stand in a sunlit clearing, one front-facing while the other feeds beside foliage.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame with a front-facing elephant and a second elephant feeding along the shrub line in bright sunlight. — A front-facing elephant stands still as another feeds along the edge of the brush.

1969 Kenya home-movie frame showing one elephant standing toward the camera and another reaching into foliage to feed. — One elephant faces the camera while the second lowers its head into the bushes.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame of two African elephants in a clearing, the nearer animal facing away and the other feeding at the brush. — The elephants remain separated in the clearing, with the right animal feeding at the brush line.

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