Lion Country Safari California-1971: Lion Walks Past Reclining Lions Beside Passing Cars

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationLion Country Safari, California, United States
Duration7s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 · Lion Country Safari, California, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

wildlife viewing
automobile tourism
captive animals
animal behavior
leisure travel
visitor observation

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan · Slightly elevated view looking across the animals toward the road
Setting: outdoor · Drive-through wildlife enclosure with dusty ground, sparse vegetation and a paved visitor road
Time and weather: Daytime · Indeterminate · Sunny
Lighting: Strong direct sunlight with deep foreground tree shade
People: 1 · At least one indistinct occupant silhouette is visible through the pale car’s windows; facial features and age are not discernible.
Animals: lions
Vehicles: pale two-door passenger car · partially visible second passenger car
Objects: paved road · tree trunk · dry grass · low green vegetation · bare soil · small roadside rock
Colors: tawny brown · cream · olive green · gray · dark brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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A lion stands behind reclining animals as a pale car passes along the road.
The walking animal advances right behind the resting group.
The view shifts right, keeping the moving animal and dark-maned male in frame.
The walking lion lowers its head near the reclining male and tree trunk.

Lion Walks Past Reclining Lions Beside Passing Cars — Clip Details

Lion Country Safari, California, circa 1971 home movie footage shows a lion walking to the right past several reclining animals beside a paved visitor road. A dark-maned male rests in the foreground while a pale two-door car passes behind the group, with another vehicle partly visible at the right edge. The continuous wide view shifts slightly right toward a tree trunk, with soft detail, visible grain and strong sunlight.

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: 7s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004029

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1971 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: Lion Country Safari, California, United States 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 documentary requests for California safari tourism circa 1971, particularly views combining large cats with period passenger cars.
Period detail: The pale two-door car has a long hood, chrome trim and round hubcaps consistent with late-1960s or early-1970s styling.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor’s camera lingers on the resting group and shifts right as one animal walks toward the shaded foreground.
What appears in frame: The view contains a walking lion, reclining companions, a dark-maned male, a pale passenger car, a paved road, sparse groundcover and a large tree trunk.
Film character: Soft detail, visible grain, warm earth tones, strong exposure contrast and a brief violet vertical mark characterize the projected-film capture.
Edit role: Works as a wildlife cutaway or short observational insert linking safari traffic with the animals seen from the visitor route.
Historical context: The cars directly behind the resting animals show the drive-through viewing arrangement at California’s Lion Country Safari.
Research note: Archive copyright licensing is separate from any applicable likeness or property permissions; car occupants are indistinct, and no readable branding appears.
Research search match: Matches searches for California drive-through safari footage, lions beside period cars and small-gauge visitor home movies circa 1971.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel’s safari warning, approaching Jeep and zebra crossing, then other Lion Country Safari views circa 1971, followed by wider automobile wildlife tourism footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

At California’s Lion Country Safari, circa 1971, a standing lion looks right behind reclining companions as a pale passenger car passes. — A standing lion and reclining companions occupy the ground beside the visitor road.
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A lion advances behind the resting group at California’s Lion Country Safari, circa 1971, with a pale coupe passing on the road. — The moving animal passes behind the reclining group as visitor traffic continues nearby.
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At Lion Country Safari in California, circa 1971, a walking lion moves behind reclining animals as a tree trunk enters the right edge. — A slight rightward shift keeps the walking animal beside the resting male in view.
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A lion approaches the shaded male and tree trunk at California’s Lion Country Safari, circa 1971, while a pale car remains on the road behind. — The walking animal reaches the shaded foreground near the reclining male.
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