Kenya-1980: Gerenuk Standing on Hind Legs to Browse an Acacia Tree

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Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationKenya
Duration3s
Price$149 USD
Collection1980 · Kenya
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

African wildlife
animal feeding behaviour
safari tourism
arid savanna landscape
vintage travel film
natural history

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · handheld
Setting: outdoor · arid acacia bush savanna with dry grass, scrub and distant low hills
Time and weather: day · dry season · clear to lightly hazy
Lighting: natural daylight, somewhat flat, darkening slightly at the end
People: 0
Animals: gerenuk
Objects: acacia tree · thorny branches · dry grass · scrub bushes
Colors: olive green · tan · pale blue · dark brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A gerenuk stands upright on its hind legs, browsing high in an acacia.
A second gerenuk left of the trunk lifts its head toward the lower branches.
Both keep feeding as the exposure dims slightly before the shot ends.

Gerenuk Standing on Hind Legs to Browse an Acacia Tree — Clip Details

Northern Kenya, circa 1980, home movie footage of a gerenuk reared upright on its hind legs, stretching its long neck into the branches of a thorny acacia to feed. A second animal stands just left of the trunk with its head raised toward the lower twigs. Behind them lies dry, open bush with flat-topped acacias and distant hills under a pale sky. The single handheld Super 8 shot is framed wide and holds the pair for about two and a half seconds as the exposure dims slightly.

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: 3s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002387

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Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1980 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: Kenya 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: Supplies a circa 1980 amateur view of gerenuk feeding upright in northern Kenya bush for wildlife, safari-history and tourism documentaries.
Period detail: The film's colour, grain and framing may show a late 1970s or early 1980s Super 8 safari; the clip itself holds no dated objects.
Home-movie behavior: A visitor on safari holds the camera on a moment the guide likely pointed out, recording the animal's upright feeding without any staging.
What appears in frame: A gerenuk standing on its hind legs in an acacia, a second gerenuk by the trunk, dry grass and scrub, flat-topped acacias behind, and low hills under a pale sky.
Film character: Handheld Super 8 with soft focus, visible grain, muted olive colour, a dark band along the top edge and a slight exposure dip near the end.
Edit role: Works as a short wildlife cutaway or memory beat within a safari sequence, or as an establishing image for northern Kenya's dry bush.
Historical context: Gerenuk belong to the arid-north species group known as the Samburu Special Five, which drew safari visitors to reserves such as Samburu and Buffalo Springs.
Research note: No people, logos or artwork are visible; copyright in the amateur film is separate from any reserve access issues, and the specific reserve is not named on screen.
Research search match: gerenuk browsing acacia, Kenya safari Super 8 home movie, circa 1980 northern Kenya wildlife, antelope standing on hind legs.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's reticulated giraffes in acacia bush, Grevy's zebra herd and ostrich clips, then other circa 1980 Kenya safari footage, then wider African wildlife feeding material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Gerenuk reared upright feeding in an acacia in northern Kenya bush, circa 1980 Super 8 safari film — A gerenuk rises on its hind legs to reach acacia twigs while a second feeds by the trunk.
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Two gerenuk feeding at an acacia in arid northern Kenya savanna, amateur Super 8 footage circa 1980 — The standing gerenuk stretches its neck into the branches; the second lifts its head toward lower twigs.
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Wide Super 8 view of northern Kenya thornbush circa 1980 with a gerenuk standing to browse an acacia — Dry thornbush and flat-topped acacias frame the gerenuk feeding upright in the middle distance.
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Gerenuk pair at an acacia in northern Kenya, circa 1980, darker exposure on the original Super 8 film — Late in the shot the exposure dims as both gerenuk keep feeding at the acacia.
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