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Canada-1979: A Furry Gopher Rodent Eating In The Green Grass

  • Year1979
  • Decade1970s
  • LocationCanada
  • Duration5s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1979 Canada
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A Furry Gopher Rodent Eating In The Green Grass — Clip Details

A furry gopher rodent forages in a sun-drenched grassy field, its brown fur blending with the green and yellow blades. The animal moves slowly across the frame, occasionally pausing to nibble at the ground. Shot on 8mm film in 1979, this vintage home movie captures the quiet behavior of a wild mammal in its natural habitat. The footage features natural film grain, slight camera shake, and a nostalgic, authentic feel typical of personal archives from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
5s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
123091846

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 1792 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label
tent trailer,VI-09,1
Reel-level year note
1979
Reel-level location note
canada
Date
1979 Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Date evidence
Catalog year matches an independent year note filed with the physical source reel.
Location
Canada Corroborated (Supported by multiple independent clues.)
Location evidence
Catalog place matches an independent location note filed with the physical source reel.
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
  • brown
  • tail
  • wild
  • mammal
  • furry
  • gopher
  • rodent
  • gnawing
  • green
  • grass
  • eating
  • pest
  • short
  • hair
  • animals
  • wildlife
  • canada
  • 1979
  • 1979 gopher footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Canadian wildlife
  • rodent eating grass
  • brown furry animal
  • wild animal footage
  • 8mm home movie
  • archival animal clip
  • gopher in field
  • nature documentary
  • retro film
  • wildlife behavior
  • animal foraging
  • 1970s home movie
  • nostalgic animal footage
  • outdoor wildlife
  • gopher gnawing
  • grassy field
  • vintage animal clip
  • 8mm archival footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Useful for 1970s Canada wildlife requests needing a brief 8mm cutaway of a small brown rodent foraging in grass.

Still Frames From This Clip

Small brown rodent, likely a gopher or similar mammal, forages in a grassy Canadian field in 1979 8mm footage.
A small brown rodent moves low through grass and stones.

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