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Cape Town South Africa-1969: A Hungry Baby Elephant Trying To Survive Alone In A

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationCape Town, South Africa
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 South Africa
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A Hungry Baby Elephant Trying To Survive Alone In A — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Cape Town, South Africa, 1969, showing a lone baby elephant with small tusks foraging in a desolate, sun-bleached landscape. The elephant moves slowly across dry, cracked earth littered with dead vegetation and debris, its trunk searching the ground. The scene is framed by dark vertical borders, suggesting viewing through a window or vehicle. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, faded color saturation, and a slightly soft focus, capturing a poignant moment of wildlife survival in a harsh environment under a clear blue sky.

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
122671625

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

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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
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

  • baby
  • elephant
  • animal
  • destruction
  • wilderness
  • nature
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  • hungry
  • survive
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  • animals
  • wildlife
  • SOUTH africa michigan
  • 1969
  • 1969 vintage film
  • Cape Town South Africa
  • baby elephant
  • wildlife survival
  • 8mm home movie
  • Super 8 footage
  • animal in distress
  • dry landscape
  • destroyed environment
  • nature documentary
  • archival footage
  • retro film
  • vintage wildlife
  • classic film
  • old footage
  • documentary clip
  • nostalgic footage
  • animal footage
  • African wildlife
  • 8mm film

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1960s 8mm wildlife footage for documentary sequences needing a brief, sober view of an elephant foraging in a harsh dry landscape.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 8mm South Africa footage showing a lone elephant on pale dry ground with scrub, dead vegetation, and dark frame borders.
A lone elephant stands amid dry earth and scattered dead branches under a clear sky.

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