Nigeria-1969: Two Spotted Hyenas Foraging In A Grass Field

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Two Spotted Hyenas Foraging In A Grass Field — Clip Details

NIGERIA-1969: Two spotted hyenas forage in a grassy field, their distinctive mottled coats visible as they investigate a small object on the ground. The animals move cautiously, occasionally interacting with each other in a non-confrontational manner. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures the natural behavior of these wild animals in their habitat, with the characteristic grain and color palette of 1960s amateur footage. The scene offers authentic wildlife observation for documentaries, nature projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 127562658

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: 1960s 8mm wildlife footage from Nigeria for editors needing a brief archival cutaway of spotted hyenas foraging in grass.
Period detail: The frames show soft color, grain, and handheld framing consistent with amateur 8mm footage, while the Nigeria and 1969 context is supported by supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational home-movie quality, watching the hyenas from a distance without staging or visible human intervention.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two spotted hyenas, tall green grass, a small pale object on the ground, dark film-edge borders, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The footage carries a 1960s physical-film look with visible grain, muted green color, slight softness, and uneven exposure at the frame edges.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, natural-history cutaway, travel-reel transition, or brief observational beat within a broader archive sequence.
Historical context: The scene provides visual context for mid-century amateur wildlife observation in Nigeria without showing people, buildings, vehicles, or identifiable landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still review source rights, copyright status, and species or location claims for their project.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm wildlife, spotted hyenas in grass, vintage home movie animal footage, and African wildlife archive cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 footage, then broader 1960s African wildlife or grassland animal scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A spotted hyena in 1969 Nigeria lowers its head while foraging near a small pale object in green grass. — A spotted hyena investigates something on the ground in tall grass.

Two spotted hyenas in Nigeria stand in tall grass, one facing down toward a pale object on the ground. — Two hyenas forage together in the grass near a small pale object.

Two spotted hyenas move through tall green grass in archival 8mm footage from Nigeria, with one animal partly cropped at left. — The pair shifts position in the grass, with one hyena partly outside the frame.

Two spotted hyenas stand close in tall grass in Nigeria, one looking toward the camera while the other faces away. — One hyena looks toward the camera as the second remains close beside it.

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