South Africa-1969: Two Buffalo Stand On The Grass And Swat At Flies With Their Tails

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

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Two Buffalo Stand On The Grass And Swat At Flies With... — Clip Details

Two African buffalo stand side by side in a sun-drenched grassy clearing, their massive curved horns interlocked as they face the camera. Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures the animals in a natural savanna setting with lush green bushes in the background. The footage shows subtle movement as the buffalo shift their weight and swat at flies with their tails, their dark hides contrasting against the dry grass. The image has the characteristic grain and soft focus of Super 8 film, with visible film borders framing the scene. This authentic wildlife moment offers a nostalgic glimpse into African safari life from the late 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127579460

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$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: 1960s South Africa wildlife home-movie footage suited to documentary or museum edits needing a brief safari-era animal behavior cutaway.
Period detail: The 8mm frame borders, soft focus, grain, and exposure suggest late-1960s amateur travel filming, with no visible landmarks to narrow the location beyond supplied South Africa metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot safari perspective, holding on two buffalo as they stand, shift slightly, and swat at flies rather than performing for the camera.
What appears in frame: Two dark African buffalo, broad curved horns, dry grass, green roadside brush, bright sun, soft focus, and visible film-frame borders are present.
Film character: The footage carries 8mm archival texture through visible grain, slight softness, uneven exposure, and contact-frame borders that reinforce its physical home-movie origin.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short wildlife insert, safari travel cutaway, transitional beat, or quiet observational moment within a 1960s Africa sequence.
Historical context: The view reflects tourist or amateur wildlife filming in a South African outdoor setting, showing animal presence and viewing distance without identifying a reserve or event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but users should still confirm copyright ownership and any location or wildlife-use requirements for the intended production.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 South Africa 8mm wildlife footage, African buffalo home movie, vintage safari animals, and buffalo swatting flies in grass.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with South Africa 1969 travel footage, then with other 1960s safari wildlife or animal behavior clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two African buffalo stand in a grassy South African clearing in 1969 8mm home-movie footage, their curved horns prominent against green brush. — Two buffalo stand together in a sunlit grassy clearing.

In 1969 South Africa footage, two buffalo face the camera near dry grass and green brush, framed by dark 8mm film borders. — The buffalo face the camera with broad horns visible.

Two African buffalo stand close together in the South African grass, one slightly turned as the 8mm frame shows soft focus and film edges. — The pair remains close together as one buffalo turns slightly.

The final frame shows two buffalo in a grassy South African clearing, one angled away while broad horns and surrounding brush remain visible. — Two buffalo stand in place near the brush at the end of the clip.

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