Nigeria-1969: Lion Cubs Snuggling Together in Tall Grassy Area Near Shrubs

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Lion Cubs Snuggling Together in Tall Grassy Area Near Shrubs — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a lion pride resting in a grassy savanna. A group of lion cubs snuggle together in the tall green grass, while adult lions lie nearby under sparse shrubs. The footage shows natural wildlife behavior in a serene, sun-drenched setting, with the warm, slightly faded colors and grainy texture characteristic of Super 8 film from the late 1960s. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into African wildlife, perfect for documentaries, nature projects, or historical content.

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: 127563623

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: 1969 8mm wildlife footage from Nigeria useful for documentary or educational requests needing archival lion pride and cub behavior in tall grass.
Period detail: The frames show a late-1960s home-movie wildlife view with soft color, visible grain, and no modern built features or signage in the scene.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves an unstaged visitor-shot view of lions resting and cubs clustered together, filmed from a fixed observational distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include lion cubs, adult lions, tall green grass, sparse shrubs, a dark film-frame border, and soft home-movie exposure.
Film character: The 8mm scan has gentle grain, faded green and tan color, slight blur, and contact-sheet framing that support its physical-film archive character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, quiet transition, or brief archival insert establishing lions at rest in a grassy habitat.
Historical context: The footage documents a 1969 home-movie encounter with African lions in Nigeria without showing people, vehicles, buildings, or named landmarks.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still confirm copyright status, source permissions, and wildlife-use context before licensing.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1969 Nigeria 8mm lions, vintage home movie lion cubs, African wildlife archive footage, and lion pride resting in grass.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with other 1969 Nigeria wildlife material, then with broader archival African animal behavior footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing lion cubs clustered beside adult lions in tall green grass near sparse shrubs. — Lion cubs huddle among resting adult lions in grass.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of a lion pride resting in tall grass while one lion stands near the shrubs. — A standing lion watches over resting lions and cubs.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame showing an adult lion standing behind a clustered pride in tall grass. — An adult lion stands behind cubs gathered in the grass.

1969 Nigeria 8mm frame of lions resting in grass as an adult lion stands near shrubs at the right edge. — The pride remains settled while one adult lion stands nearby.

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