Lagos Nigeria-1969: Coyote Scurrying Across Grasslands Near Buzzard And Dirt

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

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Coyote Scurrying Across Grasslands Near Buzzard And Dirt — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Lagos, Nigeria, in 1969 captures a wild coyote scurrying through tall green grasslands near a dirt mound. A large buzzard stands motionless in the foreground in the first frame, while the coyote moves across the frame in subsequent shots, partially obscured by vegetation. The scene is filmed through a dark frame, likely from a vehicle window, with natural daylight and a grainy, color-bleached aesthetic typical of 1960s amateur film. The setting appears to be a natural reserve or open wildlife area, with scattered trees and uneven terrain. This authentic archival footage offers a rare glimpse of African wildlife in a nostalgic, unscripted moment.

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: 122664192

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s 8mm archive requests needing a brief wildlife cutaway or travel-reel insert from Lagos, Nigeria.
Period detail: The clip may show a 1969 visitor-shot wildlife area, with era clues in the soft color, handheld framing, and dark window-like borders.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the value of an unscripted observation, with the camera catching a small animal moving through grass rather than staging a wildlife scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tall grass, low scrub, scattered trees, a dirt mound, dark vertical framing, and a small animal partly hidden by vegetation.
Film character: The 8mm image has visible grain, soft focus, muted green-brown color, and slight exposure variation that give it physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife insert, travel-memory beat, or transitional cutaway between broader Lagos or nature-reserve material.
Historical context: The scene offers a cautious glimpse of outdoor wildlife viewing in Nigeria, without enough visible evidence to identify a specific reserve or landmark.
Research note: No people, brands, or interiors are visible, but species identification and location context should be reviewed separately from copyright clearance.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Lagos 8mm wildlife footage, Nigeria grassland animal cutaway, vintage home movie nature scene, and small canid in tall grass.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Lagos 1969 footage, then broader vintage wildlife or African travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Lagos home-movie frame showing grassy terrain, a low dirt mound, scattered trees, and a dark foreground shape at the left edge. — Grassy terrain and a low dirt mound are seen through dark foreground framing.

1969 Lagos frame with grassland vegetation, low trees, a dirt mound, and heavy dark framing that suggests filming from behind a barrier or window. — Grass, scrub, and a dirt mound fill the view behind dark vertical framing.

1969 Lagos wildlife frame showing a small animal partly obscured by tall grass, with scrub, trees, and a dirt mound behind it. — A small animal is partly visible as it moves through grass near the dirt mound.

1969 Lagos frame with a small animal low in the grass, surrounded by scrub, scattered trees, and dark vertical foreground edges. — The small animal remains low among grass and scrub as the frame catches surrounding vegetation.

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