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Nigeria-1969: Lions And Lioness Feeling Well-Rested On The Grass

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationNigeria
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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Lions And Lioness Feeling Well-Rested On The Grass — Clip Details

NIGERIA-1969: A pride of lionesses rests in a grassy savanna, their tawny coats blending with the dry vegetation. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures a quiet moment as one lioness lies in the foreground, alert and gazing toward the camera, while others lounge and shift in the background. The natural setting features tall grass and scattered shrubs under soft, diffused light, conveying a sense of calm wildlife observation. The grainy texture and slight color fading are characteristic of vintage home movie footage from the late 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format
8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details
Exterior
Resolution
4K Digitally Restored
License
Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery
Instant Digital Download
Duration
6s
Price
$149 USD
Clip ID
127562958

Rights & Clearance

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel
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Date
1969 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location
Nigeria Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence
Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Licensing route
Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

  • animals
  • wildlife
  • objects
  • outdoors
  • weather
  • lions
  • lioness
  • feeling
  • well-rested
  • rass
  • nigeria
  • 1969
  • 1969 wildlife footage
  • vintage 8mm film
  • Nigerian savanna
  • lioness resting
  • lion pride
  • African wildlife
  • 8mm home movie
  • retro wildlife clip
  • vintage lion footage
  • 1960s home movie
  • archival animal footage
  • wild lions in Africa
  • 8mm film grain
  • vintage safari footage
  • lion family
  • classic wildlife film
  • 1969 documentary footage
  • old film footage
  • lioness in grass
  • vintage animal behavior

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1960s Nigeria wildlife footage suited to documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing a brief archival view of resting lions in grassland.
Period detail
The frames may show late-1960s amateur wildlife filming, with no visible buildings, vehicles, signage, or landmarks to further identify the exact place.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has the observational feel of a visitor or traveler filming quietly from a distance as the lions rest and shift in tall grass.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a foreground lioness, other lions behind her, tall grass, low shrubs, dark trees, soft daylight, and rounded 8mm frame edges.
Film character
The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, muted color, slight exposure variation, and handheld framing that give the wildlife scene a home-movie texture.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, quiet transition, or reflective insert within a sequence about travel, animals, conservation, or African landscapes.
Historical context
The scene records a calm lion pride in an open grassy setting, offering visual context for amateur wildlife observation in Nigeria during the 1960s.
Research note
No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright, source ownership, and any wildlife-location identification needs.
Research search match
Useful search matches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm lions, 1960s African wildlife home movie, lioness resting in grass, and vintage savanna footage.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 footage, then broader 1960s wildlife or African travel home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a lioness lying alert in tall grass while other lions rest behind her among shrubs.
A lioness rests in the foreground as other lions lounge in the grass behind her.
1969 Nigeria wildlife frame with a foreground lioness facing the camera and several lions partly hidden in grass and brush.
The foreground lioness looks toward the camera while the pride remains partly obscured by grass.
1969 Nigeria 8mm still of a lioness lying low in grass with another lion seated behind and more lions barely visible to the right.
A lioness lies in the grass while another lion sits close behind her in the pride.
1969 Nigeria frame showing a small pride of lions resting in grass, with a foreground lioness and others clustered near shrubs.
The pride rests together in a grassy patch, with several lions partly hidden by vegetation.

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