Nigeria-1969: Elephant with Tusks Walks in Savanna

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationNigeria
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 Nigeria

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

Elephant with Tusks Walks in Savanna — Clip Details

A large African elephant with long white tusks walks across a grassy savanna in Nigeria, 1969. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures the majestic animal in natural motion, its ears flapping and trunk swaying. The scene unfolds under a soft, pastel sky with scattered clouds, showcasing the lush green landscape and distant trees. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and color saturation, offering authentic archival wildlife footage for documentaries, nature projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 127564726

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

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

Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s Nigerian 8mm wildlife footage for editors needing an archival savanna elephant insert, nature cutaway, or travel-film reference.
Period detail: The frames show home-movie color, rounded 8mm frame edges, and a distant open savanna view consistent with the supplied 1969 Nigeria metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The elephant is filmed from a steady but informal observer position, giving the clip the feel of visitor-shot wildlife footage rather than staged animal cinematography.
What appears in frame: A single African elephant, long white tusks, dark gray body, tall grass, low shrubs, distant horizon, pastel clouded sky, and black film borders are visible.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, warm faded color, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing give the scene recognizable small-gauge archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife insert, travel sequence cutaway, natural-history transition, or quiet observational beat within a 1960s Africa segment.
Historical context: The clip visually documents an elephant moving through open grassland and should be treated as wildlife travel footage without adding unsupported conservation or safari claims.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still verify copyright, source provenance, and any location-specific permissions before publication.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 Nigeria 8mm elephant footage, African savanna home movie, vintage wildlife tusks, and archival elephant in grassland.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Nigeria 1969 travel material, then broader 1960s African wildlife or savanna animal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A tusked elephant walks across Nigerian grassland in supplied 1969 8mm home-movie footage, seen within dark film borders. — Tusked elephant moving through tall savanna grass with a pastel sky behind it.

Side-profile elephant in tall grass, framed by dark 8mm film edges.

A large tusked elephant appears closer in the frame, partly turned amid Nigerian grassland in 1969 home-movie footage. — Closer view of the elephant moving through grass with tusks and ear visible.

Profile view of a tusked elephant against tall grass and a low horizon.

Visually Similar Clips