Arusha Tanzania-1970: Baboons Perching and Climbing on a Gnarled Dead Tree

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Year1970
Decade1970s
LocationArusha, Tanzania
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1970 · Arusha, Tanzania
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

wildlife observation
primate behavior
safari travel
forest habitat
animal movement
amateur filmmaking

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Low angle looking upward
Setting: outdoor · Wooded setting with dense leafy canopy and a large dead tree
Time and weather: Daytime · Indeterminate · Indeterminate; bright sky visible through foliage
Lighting: Natural daylight with shaded animals and bright canopy gaps
People: 0 · No people visible.
Animals: Three baboons, consistent with olive baboons
Objects: dead tree trunk · broken branch stubs · broad exposed wood surface · diagonal foreground limb · leafy branches
Colors: dark green · tan · gray-brown · cream
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Two baboons sit at different heights while a third is partly visible behind the lower one.
The moving animal climbs across the right side of the dead tree.
A curved tail remains visible beside the lower sitter as the third animal passes out of view.
The two perched animals remain framed against the leafy canopy.

Baboons Perching and Climbing on a Gnarled Dead Tree — Clip Details

Probably in Tanzania's Arusha Region, circa 1970 home movie footage shows two olive baboons perched at different heights on a gnarled dead tree. A third moves behind the lower animal and climbs toward the right, briefly showing its curved tail before disappearing from view. The camera holds an upward-looking composition against dense green foliage, with slight handheld drift, soft detail and bright patches of sky.

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: 800002582

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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: 1970 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: Arusha, Tanzania 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: This clip supports documentary requests for safari home movies circa 1970 showing primates in a wooded setting, likely in Tanzania.
Period detail: Soft color and grain show the small-gauge film source, while no vehicle, clothing or dated object appears within this shot.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor holds an upward view as the animals sit and move without visible human interaction.
What appears in frame: Two perched baboons and a passing third occupy a pale dead trunk with broken stubs, a diagonal limb, dense leaves and bright sky gaps.
Film character: Grain, soft edges, subdued color and bright highlights give the projected-film capture a textured amateur-film appearance.
Edit role: Use it as a wildlife cutaway or a quiet pause between larger safari encounters.
Historical context: The shot records a brief wildlife observation within a safari reel, with the likely Tanzanian setting supplied by the surrounding section.
Research note: No people, logos or artwork are visible; footage copyright licensing is separate from any applicable location or property permissions.
Research search match: It answers searches for olive baboons on a dead tree, East African safari home movies and small-gauge wildlife footage circa 1970.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's banded mongoose, impala and elephant scenes, then likely Tanzanian safari material circa 1970, followed by other primate observations.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two olive baboons perch on a gnarled dead tree while a third is partly hidden below, likely in Tanzania, circa 1970. — Two perched baboons overlook the camera as another moves behind the lower stump.
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A lower baboon turns right beneath a higher sitter, with a third animal's curled tail beside the trunk, likely in Tanzania, circa 1970. — The lower sitter looks right as the passing animal's curved tail remains visible.
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Two baboons remain on separate tree stubs beneath a green canopy, in a likely Tanzanian safari home movie, circa 1970. — The two remaining visible animals sit above the pale, weathered trunk.
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An upper baboon raises a hand near its face above a second sitter on dead wood, likely in Tanzania, circa 1970. — A hand rests near the upper animal's face while the lower sitter remains on its perch.
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