South Africa-1969: Zebra Grazing And Wildebeest Walking On The Green Plains

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationSouth Africa
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1969 South Africa

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Zebra Grazing And Wildebeest Walking On The Green Plains — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a zebra grazing on lush green plains in South Africa, followed by a wildebeest walking across the savanna. The footage features natural wildlife behavior under a dramatic purple-tinged sky, with a distant waterhole and rolling hills in the background. The grainy, color-graded aesthetic and dark film borders evoke authentic 1960s home movie nostalgia. This archival clip offers authentic wildlife footage for documentaries, historical content, and nostalgic storytelling.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: 127577080

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: South Africa 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: 1969 South Africa wildlife home-movie footage suited to documentary inserts, educational sequences, or period nature travel context.
Period detail: The 8mm color footage may show late-1960s amateur travel filming through its handheld framing, dark gate edges, and saturated outdoor color.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot viewpoint, observing grazing and walking animals at a distance rather than presenting a controlled wildlife scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a zebra, wildebeest, green plain, distant water, low hills, clouded sky, and dark film-frame borders.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and visible frame edges that support its physical home-movie character.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a wildlife cutaway, travel-memory beat, or transition between broader South Africa nature or safari material.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for amateur wildlife travel filming in South Africa in 1969 without identifying a specific reserve or landmark.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should assess copyright, location permissions, and animal-footage context for their use.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1969 South Africa 8mm wildlife, zebra grazing home movie, wildebeest on green plains, and vintage safari footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 South Africa wildlife footage, then related vintage savanna animal scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A zebra grazes on green South African plains in 1969 8mm home-movie footage with dark film borders. — Zebra grazing in a green plain, framed by visible 8mm gate edges.

A wildebeest stands on a broad green plain in South Africa, with distant water, hills, and a purple-tinged sky. — Wildebeest paused on open grassland with water and hills in the distance.

A wildebeest remains on the green plain, seen in 1969 South Africa 8mm footage with distant water and hills behind it. — Wildebeest on grassland, filmed at a distance against water and low hills.

A wildebeest walks across the green South African plain, with distant water, hills, and visible 8mm frame edges. — Wildebeest walking across open grassland in a distant landscape view.

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