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Pretoria South Africa-1969: Elephant Walks Through Woods And Eats Branches Off

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationPretoria, South Africa
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 South Africa
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Elephant Walks Through Woods And Eats Branches Off — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Pretoria, South Africa, in 1969 captures a young elephant walking through dense green woodland. The elephant moves slowly along a dirt path, surrounded by lush foliage and scattered branches. It pauses to eat leaves and twigs from the surrounding bushes, its trunk reaching out to grasp the vegetation. The film exhibits natural grain, slight motion blur, and a warm, faded color palette typical of 1960s amateur footage. The shot is framed by dark borders, suggesting viewing through a camera or projector lens. This authentic archival clip offers a rare glimpse of wildlife in its natural habitat during the late 1960s, ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic storytelling.

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
122667969

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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

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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
Pretoria, South Africa 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1969 Pretoria wildlife home-movie footage suited to documentary inserts on elephants, African woodland, travel records, or amateur natural-history filming.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1969 Pretoria home-movie footage, a young elephant stands on a brush-lined dirt path in dense green woodland.
A young elephant appears on a narrow path amid thick foliage.

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