South Africa-1969: Zebra Grazes in Grassland Between White Birds

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

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Zebra Grazes in Grassland Between White Birds — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a zebra grazing in a sun-drenched South African grassland. The animal's black and white stripes stand out against the lush green field as it feeds, flanked by two white birds, likely cattle egrets, foraging nearby. The footage, viewed through a dark frame, shows natural film grain and a slightly faded color palette typical of Super 8 home movies from the era. This archival clip offers a peaceful glimpse of wildlife in its natural habitat, perfect for documentaries, nostalgic content, 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: 127577794

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

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 South Africa wildlife home-movie footage for productions needing a brief zebra grazing cutaway or grassland animal insert.
Period detail: The frames may show late-1960s amateur travel filming through 8mm color stock, with no visible buildings, vehicles, signs, or dated objects beyond the film source metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an unstaged visitor-shot feel, observing a grazing zebra from a distance while nearby white birds move through the grass.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a zebra, green grassland, two white birds, a distant open plain, dark film-frame edges, and soft 8mm color texture.
Film character: The footage carries visible film grain, slight color fading, soft focus, and gate-edge shadowing that read as physical 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm wildlife insert, travel-memory cutaway, or transitional beat within a South Africa or grassland sequence.
Historical context: The scene documents a quiet wildlife encounter in open South African grassland without visible people, infrastructure, or markers tying it to a specific reserve.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but copyright, location access, and wildlife-context claims should still be reviewed for the intended use.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1969 8mm South Africa zebra grazing, vintage home movie wildlife, grassland zebra with white birds, and African travel footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1969 South Africa clips, then broader 1960s wildlife, safari, grassland, or animal-grazing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing open grassland and distant plain, partly blocked by dark gate edges. — The opening frame shows grassland and distant open terrain through dark 8mm frame edges.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame of a zebra grazing in green grassland between two white birds. — A zebra lowers its head to graze while two white birds stand nearby in the grass.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing a zebra grazing in open grassland with white birds nearby. — The zebra continues grazing as white birds forage close to its legs in the grassland.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame of a zebra grazing in grassland as two white birds stand nearby. — A final view holds on the grazing zebra, framed by two white birds and soft 8mm color.

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