Nigeria-1969: Group of Lion Cubs on Grassy Mound with Trees and Shrubs

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Group of Lion Cubs on Grassy Mound with Trees and Shrubs — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a pride of lion cubs resting on a grassy mound in Nigeria. Several young lions lie and sit alertly in the sun-dappled savanna, surrounded by sparse trees and shrubs. The footage shows natural behavior in the wild, with the cubs appearing curious and watchful. The warm, slightly faded colors and visible film grain give the clip a nostalgic, authentic 1960s home movie feel. This archival wildlife footage is ideal for documentaries, historical content, or nostalgic projects.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: 127562890

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 Nigerian 8mm wildlife footage suited to documentary inserts, archive research, museum interpretation, or period natural-history sequences needing lion cubs in a field setting.
Period detail: The visible clues are mainly the 8mm home-movie color, grain, soft focus, and handheld framing, while the Nigeria 1969 setting is supported by clip metadata rather than landmarks in frame.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has a visitor-shot wildlife perspective, observing the cubs from a distance without staged action or apparent intervention.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include several lion cubs, a grassy mound, pale dry stems, dense green shrubs, taller background trees, and dark 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm grain, slightly faded color, mild exposure variation, and a steady but informal home-movie composition that preserve its physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife cutaway, a period travel insert, a natural-history transition, or a quiet memory beat within African home-movie material.
Historical context: The scene records mid-20th-century amateur wildlife observation in Nigeria, with young lions resting in grassland vegetation rather than a built or identifiable public location.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright, location verification, wildlife context, and any collection-specific permissions should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Researchers might search for 1960s 8mm Nigeria wildlife footage, lion cubs in grass, African home-movie safari scenes, or vintage natural-history animal footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Nigeria 1969 wildlife or travel footage, then broader 1960s African animal and savanna home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing young lions gathered on a grassy mound, with shrubs and trees in the background. — Lion cubs rest together on a grassy rise among shrubs and trees.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of lion cubs clustered in tall grass, with one cub sitting apart at the right edge. — A small pride of cubs stays alert in grass beside dense vegetation.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing several lion cubs resting on a mound while another cub sits in the surrounding grass. — Lion cubs remain grouped on the mound while a smaller cub sits nearby.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of young lions in grassland vegetation, some lying down and others sitting upright. — The cubs hold their positions in the grass as the camera frames the group from a distance.

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