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Kenya-1969: Rare Elephant Found Dead By Forest Police Officer

  • Year1969
  • Decade1960s
  • LocationKenya
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
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Rare Elephant Found Dead By Forest Police Officer — Clip Details

KENYA-1969: A poignant 8mm home movie captures a deceased elephant lying on its side in a dusty, grassy clearing, its trunk curled and tusks visible. The grainy, color-bleached footage shows the animal's body with visible wounds. In the final frame, a forest police officer in a light uniform and hat walks into the scene, approaching the elephant. The shot is static, framed by the dark borders of the film, conveying a somber, archival mood from the late 1960s.

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
127569902

Rights & Clearance

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

  • People visible: Yes
  • Minors 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

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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
Kenya 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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Topics & Keywords

  • animal
  • forest
  • cop
  • wild
  • wildlife
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  • nature
  • sad
  • officer
  • elephant
  • rare
  • police
  • animals
  • kenya
  • 1969
  • 1969 Kenya wildlife footage
  • dead elephant 8mm film
  • forest police officer
  • vintage animal documentary
  • rare elephant death
  • 1960s home movie
  • African wildlife archive
  • 8mm film grain
  • sad wildlife footage
  • vintage Kenyan footage
  • 1969 archival clip
  • elephant carcass
  • wildlife conservation
  • old film footage
  • vintage documentary
  • 8mm home movie
  • 1960s Africa
  • wildlife tragedy
  • vintage film
  • 8mm film

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
Supports 1960s East Africa documentary requests needing rare wildlife mortality footage, conservation context, or a somber archival insert from Kenya.

Still Frames From This Clip

Dead elephant lying on its side in a dusty clearing with tusk and curled trunk visible.

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← Previous in archiveKenya-1969: Black Man In Hat Shirt And Shorts Finds A Wounded Elephant Lying On GroundNext in archive →Kenya-1969: Rescue Man Finds Dead Elephant With Large Wounds On Its Legs
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