Nigeria-1969: Lioness and Three Cubs in Savanna

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Lioness and Three Cubs in Savanna — Clip Details

A 1969 8mm home movie captures a lioness and her three cubs resting in a grassy savanna clearing. The family group lies together on a small rise, with the adult lioness in the foreground and cubs positioned behind her, all alert and looking toward the camera. Shot on vintage 8mm film, the footage displays natural grain, soft focus, and warm color tones characteristic of home movie footage from the era. The scene unfolds in a wild African habitat with dense green foliage and scattered bushes in the background, offering a rare glimpse of lion behavior in the wild. This authentic archival clip is ideal for documentaries, wildlife projects, and nostalgic content about African wildlife.

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: 127562932

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 Nigeria 8mm wildlife footage for productions needing an archival view of lions resting and watching in a savanna setting.
Period detail: The soft color, grain, and contact-print framing support a late-1960s home-movie look, while the setting shows grass, bushes, and dense foliage rather than built landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot safari perspective, with the lioness and cubs observing the camera from a slight rise in the grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult lioness, three cubs, tall green grass, scrubby bushes, darker tree cover, soft focus, and handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows visible grain, muted color, gentle exposure variation, and soft handheld focus that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief wildlife insert, archival cutaway, or transition beat within a sequence about African animals or travel footage.
Historical context: The scene documents a family group of lions in a wild grassy habitat, but the frames do not identify a specific reserve or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but wildlife location, underlying copyright, and any collection restrictions should still be reviewed.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm lion family, vintage African wildlife home movie, lioness with cubs in grass, and archival safari footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1969 Nigeria wildlife footage, then with broader vintage African safari or lion habitat material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a lioness and three cubs on a grassy rise, all facing toward the camera. — A lioness lies in the grass while three cubs cluster behind her.

1969 Nigeria home-movie frame with a lioness in front and three cubs behind her in a green savanna clearing. — The lion family stays alert in a grassy clearing with dense foliage beyond.

Vintage 8mm frame from Nigeria showing the lioness and cubs still gathered on the grassy rise. — The adult lioness and cubs remain close together in the vegetation.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with a handheld shift that leaves lions partly at the edges of the grassy scene. — A handheld move catches the lion family partly at the frame edges.

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