Kenya-1969: Four Wild Buffaloes Graze and Wallow in a Muddy Waterhole

$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.

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

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Four Wild Buffaloes Graze and Wallow in a Muddy Waterhole — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: Four healthy wild buffaloes graze and wallow in a muddy waterhole on a sunny afternoon. Shot on 8mm film, this vintage home movie captures the animals in their natural habitat, with some standing in the mud and others partially submerged. The scene unfolds in a lush green field bordered by dense trees, showcasing the rich wildlife of Kenya in the late 1960s. The footage features natural film grain and a slightly faded color palette, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel.

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: 127566649

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: Kenya 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.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife footage suited to documentary or educational sequences needing a brief observational view of wild buffalo at a muddy waterhole.
Period detail: The soft color, 8mm frame edges, and distant safari-style filming perspective support a late-1960s home-movie reading without showing specific landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the unstaged value of a traveler quietly observing animals from a distance rather than directing action or staging a wildlife scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include four buffalo, muddy water, wet ground, green grass, a dense tree line, bright daylight, and dark film frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries visible grain, mild color fading, soft focus, exposure variation, and slight handheld instability consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wildlife cutaway, safari memory beat, environmental insert, or calm transition within a Kenya or East Africa archive sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a visitor-recorded view of large wildlife in a Kenyan landscape, with emphasis on animal behavior rather than tourism infrastructure or people.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still assess copyright status and any wildlife or location-use requirements for their project.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife, buffalo at waterhole, African safari home movie, muddy wallow animals, and vintage East Africa footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Kenya 1969 wildlife material, then broader East African safari or waterhole animal behavior footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing four wild buffalo at a muddy waterhole beside grass and dense trees. — Four buffalo gather at a muddy waterhole with grass and trees beyond.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame with buffalo standing and partly submerged in mud near open grassland. — Buffalo remain clustered around the muddy waterhole in bright daylight.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing buffalo at a muddy wallow, with faded color and soft focus. — The animals shift slightly along the muddy waterhole below the tree line.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing wild buffalo at a mud wallow with grass and dense trees behind. — Buffalo continue grazing and wallowing in the muddy waterhole area.

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