Nigeria-1969: Spotted Hyena in Grassy Savanna Turning to Look

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Spotted Hyena in Grassy Savanna Turning to Look — Clip Details

A spotted hyena stands alert in a grassy savanna, its distinctive coat pattern and rounded ears clearly visible in this 8mm home movie footage from Nigeria in 1969. The animal turns its head toward the camera, offering a direct gaze before moving out of frame. Shot on vintage 8mm film, the clip displays natural grain, slight color fading, and a soft focus characteristic of home movies from the late 1960s. The scene captures a moment of wild wildlife in its natural habitat, with the hyena's cautious movements and the surrounding green grass creating a sense of authentic African wilderness. This archival footage is ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or nostalgic content about 1960s wildlife observation.

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: 127562578

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: 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: Supports requests for 1960s Nigerian wildlife footage, especially documentary inserts needing a brief 8mm view of a spotted hyena in grassland.
Period detail: The 8mm scan, soft focus, visible frame edges, and faded color are consistent with late-1960s home-movie material, while no modern structures or objects are visible.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of an unstaged field observation, with the camera holding on a wild animal as it pauses, looks back, and shifts through tall grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a spotted hyena, rounded ears, dark muzzle, spotted coat, tall green grass, soft savanna background, and black film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage shows 8mm grain, muted color, soft focus, slight gate framing, and handheld observation that provide useful archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, geographic transition, observational insert, or brief memory beat within material about African landscapes or travel.
Historical context: The scene visually documents a hyena encounter in a grassy Nigerian setting without showing people, vehicles, buildings, or identifiable cultural markers.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright status, source rights, and any wildlife or location claims before publication.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm hyena footage, spotted hyena in grassland, African wildlife home movie, and vintage savanna animal film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1969 Nigeria material, and then with broader 1960s African wildlife or savanna footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A spotted hyena stands in Nigerian grassland in 1969 8mm footage, facing the camera with rounded ears and spotted coat visible. — Spotted hyena pauses in tall grass and looks toward the camera.

The hyena remains alert in the grassy Nigerian setting, its spotted flank and rounded ears visible in soft 8mm focus. — Hyena stands alert in grass with its head turned toward the camera.

A side view shows the spotted hyena in tall grass, head lowered slightly, with vintage 8mm grain and faded color visible. — Side view of the hyena as it lowers its head in the grass.

The hyena moves toward the right edge of the 1969 Nigerian grassland frame, leaving mostly tall grass in view. — Hyena moves out of frame through tall grass.

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