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Nigeria-1969: Lion Walking In The Bush Coming Out From Behind The Trees In Their

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationNigeria
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1969 Nigeria
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Lion Walking In The Bush Coming Out From Behind The... — Clip Details

NIGERIA-1969: A majestic male lion emerges from dense green brush and trees in a sun-dappled savanna. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the lion walking steadily through tall grass, its golden mane visible as it moves toward the camera. The natural, unscripted moment showcases the animal in its wild habitat, with the grainy texture and color palette of vintage home movie footage adding to its authenticity. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse of wildlife in 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
127563175

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports 1960s wildlife, travel, or natural-history edits needing 8mm footage of a male lion moving through bush in Nigeria.
Period detail
The frames show vintage color 8mm texture and outdoor safari footage consistent with the supplied 1969 Nigeria metadata, without visible landmarks or dated signage.
Home-movie behavior
The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot viewpoint, with the camera holding on the lion as it emerges through grass and trees.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include a male lion, tall pale grass, green brush, tree trunks, shadowed woodland, and dark contact-sheet film borders.
Film character
Soft focus, visible grain, muted color, and slight handheld framing give the footage a physical 8mm home-movie character.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, travel cutaway, or quiet transition in a sequence about African landscapes or animal observation.
Historical context
The footage visually documents a lion in bush habitat from a late-1960s travel or home-movie context, with no people or built environment visible.
Research note
No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but copyright, source ownership, and wildlife-location claims should still be verified.
Research search match
Relevant searches include 1960s Nigeria 8mm lion footage, vintage safari home movie, male lion walking through bush, and archival African wildlife film.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with Nigeria 1969 travel footage, then with broader vintage safari or African wildlife material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Male lion partly obscured by trees and grass in 1969 Nigeria 8mm wildlife footage.
A male lion is partially visible behind brush and tall grass.
Male lion stands near dense trees and grass in vintage Nigeria 8mm footage from 1969.
The lion appears more clearly at the edge of the brush.
Male lion walks toward the camera through tall grass in 1969 Nigeria home-movie footage.
The lion moves forward from the trees into the grass.
Male lion faces the camera in tall grass, with brush and trees behind, in vintage Nigeria 8mm footage.
The lion faces the camera from the edge of the wooded grassland.

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