Colby Wisconsin USA-1972: Hippopotamus Swimming In A Pool Inside A Zoo Cage

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationColby, Wisconsin, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Hippopotamus Swimming In A Pool Inside A Zoo Cage — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1972, this vintage home movie captures a hippopotamus swimming in a green-tinted pool at a zoo in Colby, Wisconsin. Viewed through dark vertical bars, the animal moves through the water, creating ripples and splashes. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a slightly faded quality, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel. The scene is framed by a concrete ledge and a pale wall, emphasizing the enclosure. This authentic 1970s zoo footage is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 124349366

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors 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: 1972 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: Colby, Wisconsin, United States 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1972 8mm zoo footage for documentary or educational uses needing a short cutaway of a hippopotamus swimming behind enclosure bars.
Period detail: The pale concrete wall, metal cage bars, and faded 8mm color may show a modest early-1970s zoo enclosure setting in Colby, Wisconsin.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a visitor filming from outside the enclosure, holding on the animal as it surfaces and disturbs the green water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include dark vertical bars, green pool water, ripples, splashes, a pale wall, a concrete ledge, and the hippopotamus partly submerged.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, mild exposure variation, and blue-green color shift that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief animal cutaway, zoo insert, transition beat, or visual detail within a sequence about captivity or leisure visits.
Historical context: The view emphasizes a zoo visitor's perspective on a hippopotamus enclosure without making claims about the facility beyond the supplied Colby, Wisconsin metadata.
Research note: Review for copyright status, zoo property context, and any visible visitors or likeness issues elsewhere in the clip; no logos are apparent in these stills.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1970s 8mm zoo hippopotamus footage, vintage home movie zoo animal swimming, and Colby Wisconsin zoo enclosure clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with 1972 Colby zoo material, then with broader vintage zoo animal or captivity-themed footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1972 Colby, Wisconsin zoo footage shows rippling green water and splashes from a hippopotamus behind dark enclosure bars. — A hippopotamus moves through the pool behind vertical cage bars.

A partly submerged hippopotamus appears near the far side of a green pool inside a barred zoo enclosure in 1972 Colby, Wisconsin footage. — The animal is partly visible near the back wall of the enclosure pool.

The 8mm frame looks through enclosure bars toward rippling green water, with the hippopotamus low in the pool near the back wall. — The hippopotamus remains low in the water as ripples spread across the pool.

A hippopotamus surfaces or rolls in the green enclosure pool, framed by dark bars and a pale wall in 1972 Colby, Wisconsin footage. — The hippopotamus breaks the surface near the center of the barred pool view.

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