Lagos Nigeria-1969: Two Hyenas Resting on Grass

$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.

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationLagos, Nigeria
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

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

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Two Hyenas Resting on Grass — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures two hyenas resting together on a grassy field under a clear sky. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and soft focus are characteristic of amateur Super 8 film from the late 1960s. One hyena lies on its side while the other nuzzles or grooms it, showcasing a moment of calm interaction in the wild. The natural daylight and lush green grass provide a serene backdrop, with the film's distinct border and analog imperfections adding to its authentic archival quality. This rare glimpse of wildlife in a natural setting offers a nostalgic and historically valuable perspective on African fauna during the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122663684

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: Lagos, 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

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

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s 8mm archive requests needing a short wildlife cutaway from Lagos, Nigeria, for documentary, museum, education, or period montage use.
Period detail: The frame border, soft focus, muted color, and handheld 8mm texture support a late-1960s home-movie reading, while the visible setting is a grassy outdoor animal enclosure or field.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the observational feel of a visitor-shot home movie, lingering quietly on two resting hyenas without staged action or narration.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two hyenas on grass, one animal lying on its side, gentle nuzzling or grooming, green ground cover, daylight exposure, and dark film-frame edges.
Film character: The footage shows pronounced film grain, slight color fading, soft focus, gate edges, and minor exposure variation consistent with scanned amateur 8mm material.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife insert, calm transition, archival nature cutaway, or brief memory beat within a sequence about travel, zoos, or African fauna.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a quiet animal moment in Lagos in 1969, but the frames do not identify the exact site or whether the animals are wild or captive.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and any location or animal-display permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Searches it may satisfy include 1969 Lagos 8mm hyenas, vintage Nigeria wildlife footage, home movie hyena grooming, and 1960s African animal cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Lagos or Nigeria material from 1969, then with vintage 8mm wildlife and animal-resting scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos 8mm frame showing two hyenas lying close together on grass, with one appearing to nuzzle or groom the other. — Two hyenas rest together on a grassy field, framed by the dark edges of the 8mm scan.

1969 Lagos home-movie frame of two hyenas on a grassy field, one head raised while the other remains curled low. — One hyena keeps its head up while the other lies curled beside it in the grass.

Soft 8mm frame from Lagos in 1969 showing two hyenas resting close together on grass with muted color and visible grain. — The hyenas remain close together, their bodies low against the grassy field.

1969 Lagos 8mm frame with two hyenas resting together on grass, bordered by dark film edges and soft analog focus. — The shot holds on the pair of hyenas resting together in the grass.

Visually Similar Clips