Nigeria-1969: Female Lion Walking Away From Two Other Females Lying Down

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Female Lion Walking Away From Two Other Females Lying Down — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Nigeria in 1969 captures a lioness pride resting on a rocky outcrop under a cloudy sky. Three female lions are visible, with two lying down while one walks away across the dry terrain. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and natural light, conveying a raw, authentic wildlife moment. The scene unfolds in a natural savanna setting with distant trees, offering a nostalgic glimpse into African wildlife from the late 1960s. The footage is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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: 122663541

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: Nigeria 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1969 Nigeria wildlife footage suited to documentary inserts, archive research, museum education, or period natural-history sequences needing real 8mm lion pride material.
Period detail: The 8mm color, soft focus, and faded exposure support a late-1960s home-movie look, while the visible setting appears to be open rocky savanna rather than an identifiable landmark.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational visitor-shot quality, holding at a distance as lionesses rest and one moves across the outcrop without staged behavior.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three lionesses, a rocky outcrop, dry ground, distant tree line, cloudy sky, dark frame edges, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, soft contrast, uneven exposure, color fading, and slight framing instability that read as original physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife cutaway, period nature insert, or quiet transition beat within a broader Nigeria, safari, or big-cat sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents female lions in a natural outdoor setting in Nigeria, with the camera position emphasizing distance, terrain, and animal behavior rather than human activity.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or audible music are indicated, but users should still clear copyright and assess any location or wildlife-use context for their project.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm lioness footage, vintage home movie African wildlife, female lions on rocky outcrop, and archival big cat savanna footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other Nigeria 1969 wildlife footage, then with broader vintage African nature and big-cat material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing lionesses on a rocky outcrop, two resting and one standing or walking under a cloudy sky. — Lionesses rest on a rocky outcrop while another stands nearby beneath a clouded sky.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with resting lionesses on a rocky rise and a third lioness partly cropped at the right edge. — Two lionesses remain on the rock as a third moves toward the edge of frame.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a seated lioness on the outcrop and another lioness low near the right side. — A seated lioness holds the left side of the frame while another moves along the rocky edge.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with a lioness walking away on the right side of a rocky savanna outcrop. — A lioness walks away across the right side of the rocky outcrop as the sky fills the background.

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