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Cape Town South Africa-1969: A Rhinoceros Walks Through Scrub Brush And Keeps A

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  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationCape Town, South Africa
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 South Africa

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A Rhinoceros Walks Through Scrub Brush And Keeps A — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Cape Town, South Africa, in 1969 captures a rhinoceros walking through dry scrub brush and grassland. The large mammal, with its distinctive horn and thick hide, moves slowly through the natural habitat, occasionally turning its head to survey its surroundings. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color fading, and slight camera shake, offering a nostalgic glimpse of African wildlife in its natural environment. The footage is ideal for historical documentaries, nature projects, and retro-themed content.

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
122672571

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
Cape Town, South Africa 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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Topics & Keywords

  • animal
  • mammal
  • plants
  • grass
  • horn
  • snout
  • rhinoceros
  • walks
  • scrub
  • brush
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  • threats
  • animals
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  • SOUTH africa michigan
  • 1969
  • 1969 wildlife footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • South Africa rhino
  • classic home movie
  • Super 8 wildlife
  • African savanna
  • rhinoceros walking
  • archival animal footage
  • retro film
  • old film grain
  • nature documentary
  • 1960s home movie
  • wildlife in Africa
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  • 8mm wildlife
  • classic film
  • nostalgic footage
  • rhino in scrub
  • historical footage
  • vintage documentary

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports 1960s wildlife archive requests needing brief 8mm footage of a rhinoceros moving through dry scrub in South Africa for documentary or educational edits.
Period detail
The visible clues are mainly the 8mm home-movie texture, soft color, and handheld framing; the 1969 Cape Town identification comes from clip metadata rather than visible landmarks.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has the observational feel of a traveler or visitor filming wildlife from a distance as the rhinoceros walks and turns within brush.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a rhinoceros, dry grass, scrub brush, small trees, pale branches, dark film borders, and handheld contact-sheet framing.
Film character
The footage carries grain, muted color, soft focus, slight exposure variation, and handheld movement typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role
An editor could use it as a short wildlife insert, location texture, period cutaway, or quiet transition within a sequence about African fauna or travel.
Historical context
The frames show a rhinoceros in scrubland and may reflect visitor-filmed wildlife viewing near Cape Town in 1969 without confirming a specific reserve or event.
Research note
No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any location or wildlife-use requirements separately.
Research search match
Useful for searches such as 1969 8mm rhinoceros South Africa, vintage home movie African wildlife, rhino walking through scrub, and Cape Town wildlife footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Cape Town or 1969 South Africa material, then broader vintage wildlife and safari home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Cape Town home-movie frame showing a rhinoceros in side view among dry grass, brush, and pale branches.
A rhinoceros moves through dry scrub, partly screened by branches.
1969 Cape Town frame of a rhinoceros moving away through scrubland, with dry grass and bushes around it.
The rhinoceros walks away through grass and low brush.
1969 Cape Town home-movie frame with a rhinoceros partly obscured by brush, filmed with soft handheld motion.
A soft handheld frame catches the rhinoceros turning near low brush.
1969 Cape Town frame showing a rhinoceros paused or turning toward the camera in scrubland with trees behind it.
The rhinoceros turns partly toward the camera in the scrub.

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