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Lagos Nigeria-1969: A Group Of Hyenas Laying In The Grass In The Middle Of A

$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

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A Group Of Hyenas Laying In The Grass In The Middle Of A — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a group of hyenas in a grassy field. The grainy, color-bleached film shows two spotted hyenas resting and interacting in a natural savanna setting. One hyena lies down while the other lifts its head, offering a clear view of its distinctive facial features and patterned coat. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics with soft focus and natural lighting, providing an authentic glimpse into African wildlife from the late 1960s.

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
122663722

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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1960s 8mm wildlife home-movie footage suited to documentary inserts, archive research, or educational sequences needing hyenas in a grassy Nigerian setting.
Period detail
The frames show color 8mm material with soft focus and faded tones; the 1969 Lagos metadata is the main period and location clue rather than a visible landmark.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has an observational home-movie feel, with the camera watching resting hyenas from a distance rather than staging or controlling the animal behavior.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include two spotted hyenas, tall green grass, a soft savanna-like field, dark contact-sheet borders, film grain, and slight exposure variation.
Film character
The footage carries a physical 8mm texture with grain, muted color, soft focus, and a steady but informal handheld viewpoint.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short wildlife cutaway, a natural-history memory beat, or a quiet transition within a 1960s Africa travel or animal sequence.
Historical context
The clip visually documents hyenas at rest in open grass, offering animal behavior context without showing people, buildings, landmarks, or identifiable human activity.
Research note
No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright status, source permissions, and any location or wildlife-use requirements.
Research search match
Likely matches searches for 1969 Lagos Nigeria 8mm hyenas, vintage African wildlife home movie, spotted hyenas in grass, and 1960s animal footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Lagos or Nigeria 1969 material, and then broader vintage African wildlife or grassland animal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame showing two spotted hyenas resting in tall green grass, seen from a distant home-movie viewpoint.
Two hyenas rest close together in tall grass, with soft focus and faded 8mm color.
1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame of two hyenas lying in a grassy field, with one body turned away and both partly obscured by grass.
The hyenas remain low in the grass, their patterned coats partly hidden by vegetation.
1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame showing one hyena with its head raised beside another resting hyena in a green field.
One hyena raises its head while the other remains low in the grass.
1969 Lagos, Nigeria 8mm frame with a hyena facing upward and another lying close by, both partly obscured by tall grass.
A hyena looks alert from the grass as its companion stays low beside it.

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