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Lagos Nigeria-1969: Spotted Hyena Standing In Grassy Field

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationLagos, Nigeria
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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Spotted Hyena Standing In Grassy Field — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a spotted hyena standing alert in a grassy savanna. The animal, with its distinctive mottled coat and rounded ears, faces the camera before turning slightly, its dark eyes and snout clearly visible. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and soft focus are characteristic of amateur Super 8 film from the late 1960s. The natural setting and unposed behavior suggest a candid wildlife observation, offering authentic archival footage of African fauna.

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
122663696

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

Source reel
Reel record not linked for this clip
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
Lagos, Nigeria 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

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

  • zoo
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  • 1960s Africa
  • archival animal footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s editorial requests needing brief Nigerian wildlife or zoo-animal cutaways from amateur 8mm footage.
Period detail
The soft color, visible grain, and rounded 8mm frame edges support a late-1960s home-movie look, though no visible landmarks confirm Lagos within the frames.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has an unstaged observer feel, with the hyena pausing in grass and shifting attention toward the camera.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos metadata frame showing a spotted hyena standing alert in green grass, with soft 8mm focus and dark frame edges.
A spotted hyena stands in grass and looks toward the camera.
Spotted hyena in a grassy setting, filmed in soft color on 8mm, with the animal standing alert and angled toward camera.
The hyena remains alert in the grass, its spotted coat and rounded ears visible.

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