Lion Country Safari California-1971: Zebras Crossing Directly Ahead of a Car

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationLion Country Safari, California, United States
Duration6s
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
safari attractions
animal encounters
leisure travel
home movie observation

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · Forward-facing eye-level view through a car windshield
Setting: outdoor · Drive-through wildlife enclosure with a paved road, grass, scattered trees and dry rolling hills
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · clear
Lighting: Natural daylight with bright reflections on the car hood and wipers
People: 0 · No people are visible; the viewpoint is from inside a visitor vehicle.
Animals: zebras · distant antelope-like hoofed animals
Vehicles: camera vehicle, with hood and windshield wipers visible
Objects: car hood · windshield · windshield wipers · paved road · grass · trees · dry hills
Colors: tan · olive green · black · cream · blue-gray · silver
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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Three zebras are prominent immediately beyond the car hood.
The animals continue walking toward the right across the windshield view.
A close zebra fills the left foreground as another passes on the right.
A striped flank dominates the foreground while distant hoofed animals remain on the road.

Zebras Crossing Directly Ahead of a Car — Clip Details

Lion Country Safari, California, circa 1971 home movie footage shows zebras walking across the front of a visitor's car. Several striped animals pass from left to right, close to the hood and windshield wipers. A paved safari road, scattered hoofed animals, trees and dry rolling hills remain visible behind them. The continuous shot is filmed through the windshield, with slight camera movement and a dark band across the upper edge.

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: 800004032

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People 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 circa 1971 California leisure travel, drive-through animal parks and wildlife encounters filmed from visitor cars.
Period detail: The visible metal wipers and broad car hood provide period motoring detail, although neither identifies an exact vehicle model or filming year.
Home-movie behavior: The filmmaker keeps the camera pointed through the windshield as passing animals unexpectedly occupy the immediate foreground.
What appears in frame: Striped flanks pass above a silver-toned hood and wipers, with a paved road, distant hoofed animals, grass, trees and dry hills beyond.
Film character: Soft detail, visible grain, muted color, a blue-purple upper cast and dark projection framing characterize this camera capture of projected small-gauge film.
Edit role: Works as an encounter insert within a safari visit or as a short transition from driving footage to closer animal views.
Historical context: The windshield viewpoint illustrates the drive-through visitor experience at California's Lion Country Safari, identified by the surrounding section and checked historical context.
Research note: No people, readable logos or artwork are visible; copyright in the film and transfer is separate from any applicable property permissions for the attraction or vehicle.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1971 California safari home movies, zebras crossing before a car and windshield views of drive-through wildlife attractions.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's approaching safari Jeep and walking ostrich, then other Lion Country Safari views circa 1971, followed by comparable vehicle-based animal encounters.

Still Frames From This Clip

Three zebras cross ahead of a visitor car at California's Lion Country Safari, circa 1971, seen through the windshield above the hood and wipers. — Three zebras occupy the foreground beyond the car hood as the paved safari road curves behind them.
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Overlapping zebras walk toward the right in front of a car at Lion Country Safari, California, circa 1971, with dry hills beyond the road. — The crossing herd moves toward the right, close to the vehicle's windshield.
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Close zebras fill both sides of a windshield view at California's Lion Country Safari, circa 1971, leaving a narrow view of the road between them. — Nearby striped bodies frame the safari road and distant hoofed animals.
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A broadside zebra passes directly before the hood at Lion Country Safari, California, circa 1971, while more of the herd continues toward the right. — A zebra's flank and lowered head dominate the foreground just beyond the hood.
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