Kenya-1969: Waterbuck Antelope Looks Away Then Walks Into Brush

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Waterbuck Antelope Looks Away Then Walks Into Brush — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: A male waterbuck with distinctive ringed horns stands alert in a sun-dappled grassy clearing, its dark brown coat contrasting with the white rump patch. The animal initially faces the camera before turning and walking slowly into the surrounding brush. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the natural behavior of this African antelope in its habitat, with visible film grain and a slightly soft focus characteristic of vintage home movies from the late 1960s. The scene is framed by lush green vegetation and trees, evoking a sense of quiet wildlife observation.

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: 127567748

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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s East African wildlife requests needing brief 8mm home-movie footage of a male antelope in natural brushland.
Period detail: The soft color, 8mm frame texture, and metadata-supported 1969 Kenya setting may show late-1960s tourist wildlife filming rather than staged natural-history production.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the patient, observational feel of a visitor filming an animal as it pauses, turns away, and moves into cover.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a horned male waterbuck, white rump patch, grassy clearing, low brush, tree trunks, dappled sunlight, and dark frame borders.
Film character: The footage shows visible grain, slightly soft focus, mild exposure variation, and contact-frame borders consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a wildlife cutaway, a quiet safari memory beat, or a transition from open grass to denser vegetation.
Historical context: Within the limits of the visible frames, the clip documents a tourist-era view of Kenyan wildlife habitat with no people, vehicles, or built structures shown.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification, location metadata, copyright status, and any habitat claims should be independently reviewed.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Kenya 8mm wildlife footage, waterbuck antelope walking into brush, vintage safari home movie, and African animal cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other Kenya 1969 wildlife scenes, then broader vintage safari or African antelope habitat footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Male waterbuck stands alert in a sunlit Kenyan clearing in 1969 home-movie footage, with brush and trees behind it. — A male waterbuck pauses in a grassy clearing beside low vegetation.

The waterbuck turns away from the camera in 1969 Kenya footage, showing its white rump patch and ringed horns near the brush line. — The antelope begins to turn, with its white rump patch visible against the grass.

A male waterbuck walks from the clearing toward surrounding brush in the Kenya 1969 8mm wildlife scene. — The waterbuck steps toward the brush at the edge of the clearing.

The waterbuck moves into darker brush beside a grassy path, partially obscured by vegetation in the 1969 Kenya home-movie frame. — The animal enters the brush, leaving the open clearing behind.

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