South Africa-1969: African Elephant Foraging In Tall Grass And Shrubs

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

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African Elephant Foraging In Tall Grass And Shrubs — Clip Details

A majestic African elephant with prominent tusks forages through tall grass and dense shrubs in a sun-dappled savanna. Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures the elephant moving slowly through its natural habitat, its large ears flapping as it browses. The footage shows natural wildlife behavior in a lush, green environment with scattered trees and a slightly overcast sky. The grainy texture and soft color palette of the Super 8 film add authentic archival charm, offering a nostalgic glimpse into African wildlife from the late 1960s.

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: 127579120

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: Supports 1960s wildlife and travel-film requests needing South African 8mm footage of an African elephant browsing in bush and tall grass.
Period detail: The soft color, handheld framing, and 8mm source support a late-1960s home-movie context, while the visible scene itself is natural bushland without date-specific markers.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an observational tourist or amateur naturalist viewpoint, holding on the elephant as it feeds partly hidden by shrubs.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tusked elephant, tall grass, leafy shrubs, scattered trees, dark rocks or brush, and soft uneven film borders.
Film character: Grain, muted color, slight softness, and handheld exposure shifts give the footage a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: Editors could use it as a wildlife cutaway, travel-film insert, habitat transition, or quiet observational beat in a nature sequence.
Historical context: The footage documents a visitor-recorded view of large wildlife in a green South African bush setting, without visible people, vehicles, signage, or facilities.
Research note: No people, logos, brands, or private property are visible, but copyright, location permissions, and wildlife-use context should still be reviewed for the intended project.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1969 South Africa 8mm elephant footage, African elephant foraging, vintage safari home movie, and Super 8 wildlife cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other South Africa 1969 wildlife clips, then broader 1960s African safari or animal-behavior footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing a tusked African elephant browsing in tall grass beside dense shrubs and trees. — A tusked elephant stands partly screened by shrubs while foraging in tall grass.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame with an elephant moving behind green shrubs, its tusks and head visible through the foliage. — The elephant feeds close to dense vegetation, with tusks bright against the darker brush.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing a tusked elephant standing in grass and browsing at the edge of dense green shrubs. — The elephant remains near the same shrub line, feeding slowly in the grass.

1969 South Africa 8mm frame showing the elephant moving deeper behind shrubs, with its tusks and body partly visible. — The elephant is partly hidden by foliage as it continues browsing at the shrub edge.

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