Nigeria-1969: Three Arabian Gazelles Walking Through Tall Grass Wagging Their Tails

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

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Three Arabian Gazelles Walking Through Tall Grass... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures three Arabian gazelles in a sunlit grassland. The slender antelopes, with their distinctive brown and white coats and black flank markings, move cautiously through tall green grass, their tails wagging as they walk. The footage, likely filmed from a vehicle, shows the animals in natural motion, with one briefly turning to face the camera. The grainy, slightly faded quality of the Super 8 film adds authentic archival charm, evoking a sense of 1960s wildlife exploration.

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: 127564310

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: 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: 1960s Nigeria wildlife footage suited to documentary cutaways, education programs, or archive sequences needing small antelopes moving through open grassland.
Period detail: The 8mm home-movie texture, muted color, and distant wildlife filming may show a late-1960s amateur travel or safari observation rather than staged natural-history production.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged field-observation feel, likely filmed from a fixed or vehicle-based position as the gazelles move cautiously through tall grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include three gazelles, tall green grass, brown-and-white coats, black flank markings, wagging tails, soft daylight, and dark frame edges from the scan.
Film character: The footage shows soft 8mm grain, slight fading, modest blur, and handheld or telephoto instability that contribute useful physical-film archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, or quiet transition between broader landscape or expedition material.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for amateur wildlife viewing in Nigeria in 1969, while the frames themselves only show gazelles moving through grassland.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but species identification and location context should be independently verified for publication use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1969 Nigeria 8mm wildlife, vintage home movie gazelles, antelopes in tall grass, and 1960s amateur safari footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other Nigeria 1969 wildlife footage, then broader vintage grassland animal or amateur safari material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Three gazelles appear in tall grass in 1969 Nigeria footage, one facing the camera while two move across the field. — Three gazelles pause and move through tall grass, with one briefly looking toward the camera.

Three gazelles move through tall grass in the Nigeria home-movie scene, their white hindquarters visible as they turn away. — The gazelles shift farther into the grass, with tails and white rump markings prominent.

Three gazelles remain grouped in tall grass in this 1969 Nigeria wildlife shot, seen through grainy 8mm texture. — A foreground gazelle stands alert while two others continue moving through the grass.

Three gazelles continue walking through tall grass in the 1969 Nigeria clip, their bodies softened by the vintage 8mm scan. — The group continues across the grassland, with the animals partly turned away from the camera.

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