Nigeria-1969: Group Of Lion Cubs Gather Together In Grassy Area Trees And Shrubs

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Group Of Lion Cubs Gather Together In Grassy Area Trees... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a pride of lionesses and cubs resting in a grassy savanna. The footage shows a group of young lions gathered together, with one cub standing alert while others lie in the green grass. The scene is framed by trees and shrubs in the background, with natural lighting highlighting the golden fur of the lions. The grainy, slightly faded quality of the Super 8 film adds to its authentic archival feel, offering a rare glimpse into African wildlife from the late 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K Digitally Restored
License: Royalty-Free Direct from Stockfilm
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127562990

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

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 (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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports archival requests for 1960s African wildlife material, especially documentary inserts or educational sequences needing lion cubs and lionesses in natural grassland cover.
Period detail: The 8mm color film texture, soft focus, and 1969 metadata place the scene in a late-1960s home-movie wildlife record, with no visible landmarks to verify a more specific site.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of an unstaged wildlife observation, filmed from a distant, cautious vantage as the lions rest and shift in tall grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include lion cubs, adult lionesses, tall green grass, low shrubs, tree trunks, shaded woodland edges, and soft natural light.
Film character: The footage carries a physical 8mm look with visible grain, muted color, slight softness, and handheld framing that gives the wildlife scene archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, wildlife insert, transition beat, or period memory detail within a sequence about African animals or travel footage.
Historical context: The scene documents lions in a grassy, wooded setting through a traveler or amateur filmmaker's lens, without visible human activity or built environment.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright licensing and any wildlife-location claims separately from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 8mm lion cubs, Nigeria wildlife home movie, vintage African lions, lionesses with cubs in grass, and 1960s safari footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with Nigeria 1969 wildlife clips, and then with broader vintage African animal or safari home-movie material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing lion cubs and lionesses gathered in green grass with shrubs and trees behind them. — Lion cubs and lionesses rest together in a grassy wooded area.

1969 Nigeria wildlife frame with a group of lions clustered in tall grass, including cubs lying low and an adult standing nearby. — A group of lions gathers closely in tall grass under trees.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing lion cubs lying in grass while an adult lioness stands among shrubs and trees. — Lion cubs lie low as an adult lioness stands nearby.

1969 Nigeria frame showing one young lion walking past resting lions in tall grass, with shrubs and trees forming the background. — One young lion moves past the resting group in the grass.

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