Nigeria-1969: Two Hyenas Smelling Object on the Ground

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Two Hyenas Smelling Object on the Ground — Clip Details

NIGERIA-1969: A spotted hyena forages in a grassy field, its head lowered as it sniffs the ground. The animal investigates a small, reflective object, possibly a discarded can, with focused curiosity. Another hyena briefly enters the frame, suggesting a social interaction. Shot on 8mm film, the footage displays natural grain and a slightly faded color palette, capturing a candid moment of wildlife behavior in a natural savanna setting.

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: 127562632

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1960s Nigerian wildlife home-movie footage showing hyenas foraging or investigating an object in grass for documentary, museum, education, or editorial use.
Period detail: The frames show 8mm-era color wildlife footage with no visible built landmarks, clothing, vehicles, or signage beyond the supplied 1969 Nigeria metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged observer quality, holding on hyenas as they sniff the grass and briefly share the frame without apparent direction or setup.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include spotted hyenas, tall green grass, a small pale reflective object on the ground, soft focus, dark frame edges, and a contact-sheet scan layout.
Film character: The footage carries natural 8mm grain, muted color, slight softness, handheld framing, and dark gate edges that read as physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife cutaway, behavioral insert, location texture, or quiet transition within a sequence about animals, field observation, or travel.
Historical context: The clip visually documents hyenas in a grassy outdoor setting, with context limited to the supplied Nigeria 1969 home-movie metadata and no visible human activity.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but copyright, source ownership, and any wildlife-location claims should still be reviewed before use.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm hyena footage, vintage wildlife home movie, spotted hyena sniffing ground, and African savanna animal cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 wildlife material, then broader vintage 8mm animal behavior or African landscape clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In supplied Nigeria 1969 8mm footage, a spotted hyena stands in tall grass with its head lowered toward a small pale object. — A spotted hyena investigates something in the grass.

In supplied Nigeria 1969 8mm footage, two spotted hyenas share the frame while one noses the grass near a small pale object. — Two hyenas briefly overlap as one continues sniffing the ground.

In supplied Nigeria 1969 8mm footage, a spotted hyena remains bent over in tall grass, focused on the ground below. — The hyena keeps its muzzle close to the grass.

In supplied Nigeria 1969 8mm footage, a spotted hyena turns its face toward the camera while standing beside a small pale object in grass. — The hyena pauses and looks toward the camera.

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