South Africa-1969: Zebra Grazes in Field With Birds Nearby

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

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Zebra Grazes in Field With Birds Nearby — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures a zebra grazing in a sun-drenched grassy field in South Africa. Two white birds, likely cattle egrets, stand nearby as the zebra feeds. The footage has a classic Super 8 aesthetic with natural color saturation and film grain, viewed through a dark frame that suggests it was filmed from a vehicle or window. The scene offers a peaceful moment of wildlife in its natural habitat, with other animals visible in the distant background. This archival clip is ideal for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical footage about African wildlife.

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: 127577819

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: 1960s South Africa 8mm wildlife footage for productions needing a brief archival cutaway of a zebra grazing with birds nearby.
Period detail: The 1969 date and 8mm source are supported by metadata, while the dark vertical edges may show filming from a vehicle or window.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the patient, unstaged feel of a visitor observing wildlife at grazing distance rather than a formal nature-film setup.
What appears in frame: A zebra grazes in open grass, two pale birds stand nearby, distant animals cross the background, and dark frame edges border the view.
Film character: Natural color, visible grain, soft focus, and slight handheld framing give the short wildlife scene a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a quiet insert, transition, or memory beat in a sequence about travel, wildlife viewing, or African landscapes.
Historical context: The footage shows a 1969 home-movie view of wildlife in South Africa without visible people, buildings, signs, or identifiable managed facilities.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but species identification, location context, copyright, and any location permissions should still be checked.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1969 South Africa 8mm zebra grazing, vintage African wildlife home movie, or zebra with cattle egrets footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1969 South Africa wildlife scenes, then broader vintage zebra or safari home-movie footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing a zebra grazing in open grass with two pale birds standing near it. — A zebra lowers its head to graze while two pale birds stand in the surrounding grass.

A zebra grazes in a South African field, with pale birds nearby and dark borders suggesting a filmed-through opening. — The zebra continues grazing as a bird stands close by in the grass.

1969 8mm wildlife frame of a zebra feeding in a grassy South African field with two white birds nearby. — Two pale birds stand near a grazing zebra in the open field.

A zebra grazes in the foreground while pale birds stand nearby and distant animals are visible across the field. — Distant animals appear along the horizon as the zebra grazes in the foreground.

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