Nigeria-1969: Couple Of Hyenas Lying In The Bush Standing Hyena Looking Back

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Couple Of Hyenas Lying In The Bush Standing Hyena... — Clip Details

NIGERIA-1969: Two hyenas rest closely together on a grassy plain, their spotted coats and distinctive features visible in this vintage 8mm home movie. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a quiet, intimate moment of the wild animals lying side-by-side in a natural setting. The grainy, slightly faded color palette and soft focus are characteristic of 1960s amateur wildlife recordings. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into African wildlife, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or historical 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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127562562

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$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: Nigeria 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: 1969 Nigerian wildlife home-movie footage suited to documentary or educational requests for hyenas resting in a natural grassland setting.
Period detail: The clip may show late-1960s amateur wildlife filming through its 8mm color stock, soft focus, and contact-sheet framing, with no visible landmarks to verify a more specific place.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes quietly from a distance, preserving an unstaged visitor-shot moment of two hyenas resting close together in grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two spotted hyenas, low green grass, one raised head, prone bodies, dark frame borders, soft focus, and faded color.
Film character: The 8mm image has visible grain, mild color fade, soft telephoto focus, and slight exposure variation that give the wildlife scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, quiet transition, or observational memory beat within a sequence about African fauna or travel footage.
Historical context: The footage documents animals in a grassy outdoor setting without visible people, vehicles, buildings, or signage, so broader historical claims should remain limited.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review copyright status and any wildlife-location claims before publication.
Research search match: Searches such as 1960s Nigeria 8mm hyenas, vintage home movie African wildlife, and spotted hyenas lying in grass match the visible content and metadata.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 wildlife clips, then broader vintage African animal home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing two spotted hyenas resting together in grass, with one animal lifting its head. — Two hyenas rest side by side in a grassy area, one alert with its head raised.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of two hyenas lying close together on grass, filmed softly from a distance. — The pair remains close together in the grass, with one hyena turned toward the other.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing two spotted hyenas settled low in grass, with soft focus and faded color. — Both hyenas lie low, their spotted coats partially blending into the grassy background.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of two hyenas resting close together in grass, with visible film grain and soft color. — The resting pair remains in place as the short wildlife observation continues.

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