Nigeria-1969: Lioness and Cubs Resting in Grass

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Lioness and Cubs Resting in Grass — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Nigeria in 1969 captures a lioness and her cubs resting in tall green grass. The pride lies nestled among sparse shrubs, with several cubs huddled together while the adult lioness watches. The footage shows natural behavior in a wild savanna setting, with the warm, slightly faded colors and soft focus characteristic of Super 8 film. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into African wildlife during the late 1960s.

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: 127563584

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: Useful for 1960s documentary requests needing archival 8mm wildlife footage of lions resting in grass in Nigeria.
Period detail: The visible period clues come mainly from the faded 8mm color, soft focus, and metadata-supported 1969 Nigeria setting rather than identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot safari viewpoint, observing the pride from a distance without staging or visible human direction.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult lioness, several cubs, tall green grass, sparse shrubs, soft daylight, and dark contact-sheet frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries a handheld 8mm texture with soft focus, visible grain, muted color, and slight exposure variation across the brief shot.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, establishing insert, or quiet observational beat within a sequence on African animals or travel.
Historical context: The scene shows lions resting in a grassy habitat, with context limited to wildlife behavior and the metadata-supported Nigeria 1969 attribution.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should separately assess copyright, wildlife-location claims, and any project-specific clearance needs.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Nigeria 8mm lions, vintage home movie lioness with cubs, African wildlife archive footage, and Super 8 safari animals.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other Nigeria 1969 footage, then broader 1960s African wildlife or safari home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing a lioness and several cubs resting together in tall green grass. — A lioness and cubs lie low in green grass beside sparse shrubs.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame with cubs clustered in grass and an adult lioness standing near shrubs. — Several lions rest together as a lioness stands at the edge of the group.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing resting lions in tall grass with a standing lioness behind the group. — A clustered pride rests in grass while a lioness moves behind them.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of a lion pride resting in green grass while an adult lioness bends near the group. — The pride remains gathered in tall grass as a lioness bends close by.

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