Kenya-1969: Two Elephants In Their Habitat One Walking One Grazing

$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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Two Elephants In Their Habitat One Walking One Grazing — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage footage captures two elephants in a grassy Kenyan savanna. One elephant walks slowly toward the camera while the other grazes on foliage in the background. The warm, slightly faded color palette and visible film grain evoke a nostalgic, archival feel. This authentic home movie clip offers a rare glimpse into wildlife habitat during the late 1960s, perfect for documentaries, nature projects, or historical storytelling.

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: 127568226

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: 1960s Kenya 8mm wildlife footage for productions needing a brief archival cutaway of elephants moving and feeding in open habitat.
Period detail: The scene may show late-1960s color home-movie travel footage, with no visible buildings, vehicles, signage, or landmarks to narrow the setting beyond Kenya metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera holds from a visitor-shot distance as one elephant approaches slowly and another feeds, giving the clip an unstaged observational wildlife perspective.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two elephants, grassy ground, low shrubs, reddish soil, dappled shade, and a gently sloped background.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, and handheld framing that read as authentic physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, travel-memory beat, or quiet transition into a sequence about African habitat or archival safari footage.
Historical context: The clip provides visual context for mid-century amateur wildlife filming in Kenya, showing elephants in a natural-looking open area without visible human activity.
Research note: No people, logos, music, or private property are visible, but copyright, archive license terms, and wildlife-location context should still be reviewed for intended use.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1969 Kenya 8mm elephants, vintage home movie wildlife, African savanna elephant grazing, and archival safari footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1969 Kenya clips, then broader vintage wildlife or elephant habitat material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing one elephant facing the camera and another grazing near foliage in the background. — One elephant faces forward while another feeds near shrubs.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame with a foreground elephant walking slowly and a second elephant feeding in the rear right. — A foreground elephant walks while the second elephant grazes behind it.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame showing an elephant approaching the camera while another remains near shrubs in the background. — The nearer elephant approaches as the second remains by the foliage.

1969 Kenya 8mm frame with a foreground elephant standing in grass and a second elephant grazing behind nearby shrubs. — The foreground elephant pauses while the background elephant continues feeding.

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