Nigeria-1969: Coyote Hidden in Tall Grass

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Coyote Hidden in Tall Grass — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a coyote partially hidden in tall, wind-swept grass in Nigeria. The animal remains still, its head and ears visible above the swaying vegetation, creating a tense moment of concealment. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, muted colors, and natural lighting, evoking a sense of quiet observation in the wild. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse of wildlife in its natural habitat, ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127562738

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: 1969 8mm wildlife footage from Nigeria suited to documentary cutaways, nature-history inserts, or archive sequences needing a concealed canid in tall grass.
Period detail: The frame may show late-1960s amateur wildlife filming, with no visible landmarks, buildings, clothing, or objects to independently confirm place beyond the supplied Nigeria metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the patient, unstaged feel of a home-movie observer holding on a partly hidden wild animal as grass moves across the view.
What appears in frame: A small canid-like animal, upright ears, tall green-brown grass, wind movement, soft focus, dark frame edges, and 8mm contact-sheet borders are visible.
Film character: Muted color, visible grain, soft exposure, slight blur, and handheld framing give the footage a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, suspenseful concealment insert, transitional nature beat, or visual pause within a field-observation sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually documents amateur wildlife observation in open grassland, without enough visible detail to identify species, exact habitat, or a specific Nigerian location.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification and location should be reviewed separately from copyright and footage-license clearance.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 8mm Nigeria wildlife, vintage home movie animal in tall grass, windblown grass canid, and archival African nature footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Nigeria 1969 footage, then with vintage wildlife, grassland, wind, and concealed-animal themes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a small canid-like animal with upright ears partly obscured by tall grass. — A small animal watches from within windblown grass.

The animal remains mostly concealed in the grass, with its head and ears visible in the 1969 Nigeria 8mm footage. — The animal stays low as grass partially covers its face.

A small canid-like animal appears low in dense grass, softened by grain and motion in the archival 8mm frame. — Grass and film softness obscure much of the animal's body.

In the final frame, the canid-like animal looks out through tall grass, with only the upper body clearly suggested. — The animal remains nearly still behind the grass.

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