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Kenya-1969: An Elephant Lying Dead While Other Animals Stand By And Look At It

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationKenya
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
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An Elephant Lying Dead While Other Animals Stand By And... — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kenya in 1969 shows a deceased elephant lying on its side in a dry, sandy clearing surrounded by sparse trees and brush. The elephant's body is motionless, with visible tusks and a weathered hide, captured through the characteristic grain and color palette of 8mm film. In the background, several antelope or similar wildlife stand at a distance, observing the scene. The footage is framed by dark borders, indicating it was shot through a viewfinder or window, with natural daylight illuminating the somber wildlife moment.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
122662872

Rights & Clearance

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

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Date
1969 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Kenya Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • animal
  • death
  • wild life
  • sad
  • nature
  • elephant
  • lying
  • dead
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  • trees
  • wildlife
  • kenya
  • 1969
  • 1969 Kenya wildlife footage
  • dead elephant 8mm film
  • vintage home movie
  • archival animal footage
  • sad wildlife scene
  • African savanna 1960s
  • 8mm film grain
  • retro wildlife documentary
  • vintage elephant death
  • classic 8mm footage
  • old film archive
  • nature documentary clip
  • wildlife observation
  • 8mm vintage film
  • nostalgic animal footage
  • African wildlife 1969
  • home movie archive
  • vintage film footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • wildlife conservation history

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s Kenya wildlife documentary edits needing sober home-movie evidence of an elephant carcass and nearby animals in a dry bush setting.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing a dead elephant on its side in a sandy clearing with tusks, trees, and brush visible.
A dead elephant lies motionless in a dry clearing, framed by sparse vegetation.

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