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Cape Town South Africa-1969: Footage Of An Alpha Elephant Walking To A Social Gathering

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationCape Town, South Africa
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 South Africa
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Footage Of An Alpha Elephant Walking To A Social Gathering — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm film footage from Cape Town, South Africa, in 1969 captures a majestic African elephant with prominent tusks walking across a dry, dusty savanna. The elephant moves steadily through the arid landscape, its large ears flapping as it navigates the terrain. The scene transitions to reveal a small herd of elephants gathered together, interacting in their natural habitat. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics with warm color tones, visible grain, and slight lens flare, offering a nostalgic glimpse into wildlife observation from the late 1960s. The perspective suggests a handheld camera view, possibly from a safari vehicle.

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
122669999

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
Cape Town, 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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Topics & Keywords

  • elephants
  • intelligent
  • social
  • tusks
  • gathering
  • alpha
  • elephant
  • walking
  • animals
  • wildlife
  • SOUTH africa michigan
  • 1969
  • 1969 vintage film
  • African elephant herd
  • South African wildlife
  • 8mm home movie
  • Super 8 footage
  • safari footage
  • wild animals
  • elephant migration
  • vintage nature film
  • 1960s wildlife
  • archival elephant footage
  • African savanna
  • old film footage
  • 8mm film
  • vintage safari
  • animal behavior
  • wildlife documentary
  • retro footage
  • classic film

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1960s wildlife archive requests needing 8mm visitor-shot elephant footage for documentary, museum, education, or natural-history context.
Period detail
The cataloged 1969 8mm source and soft color reversal look may show a late-1960s safari observation scene, with no visible modern infrastructure in frame.

Still Frames From This Clip

Cataloged 1969 Cape Town-area 8mm footage shows a tusked elephant walking left to right across a dry landscape with sparse trees.
A tusked elephant moves across dry ground in a sparse open landscape.

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