Lion Country Safari California-1971: Man Beside an Adult Elephant as a Calf Approaches

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Year1971
Decade1970s
LocationLion Country Safari, California, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1971 · Lion Country Safari, California, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

wildlife tourism
captive animals
human-animal proximity
safari park visits
animal movement
home-movie observation

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan · Approximately eye level from inside a visitor vehicle
Setting: outdoor · Dry safari park enclosure with sparse grass, rocks, palms and a paved strip
Time and weather: daytime · undetermined · Dry with a pale, hazy sky
Lighting: Natural daylight with strong shadows and uneven projected-film illumination
People: 1 · One adult man with short dark hair, wearing a light short-sleeved collared shirt and dark trousers, standing and walking close to the elephants while holding a slender rod.
Animals: adult elephant · elephant calf
Vehicles: partially visible camera vehicle
Objects: slender rod · vehicle window edge · vertical window frame · palm trees · rocks · fallen wood · paved strip
Colors: brown · tan · gray-blue · muted green · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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A man stands beside an adult elephant with its trunk lowered.
The adult faces the camera as a calf approaches from the right.
The calf draws close beside the adult and the man.
The adult turns broadside as the man and both animals move right.

Man Beside an Adult Elephant as a Calf Approaches — Clip Details

Lion Country Safari, California, circa 1971 home movie footage shows a man standing beside an adult elephant in a dry, open enclosure with scattered palms. A calf approaches from the right as the adult turns toward the camera, and the man then walks alongside both animals toward the right. The continuous shot follows their movement from inside a visitor vehicle, with its window edge visible across the foreground.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004035

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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, showing a man beside an adult elephant as a calf joins them.
Period detail: The man's short-sleeved collared shirt, trousers and the visible vehicle-window trim are consistent with the section's early 1970s setting.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor films through a vehicle window and follows the brief encounter as the animals and man move across the enclosure.
What appears in frame: An adult elephant, a calf and a man occupy the foreground, with palms, rocks, dry grass and vehicle-window trim around them.
Film character: Visible grain, soft focus, muted color, darkened edges and uneven projection brightness give the footage its small-gauge home-movie texture.
Edit role: Works as a short animal-interaction cutaway within a safari drive sequence or a period tourism montage.
Historical context: The vehicle-window viewpoint records close-range wildlife viewing at the California safari attraction identified by the surrounding reel section.
Research note: A man's face and park grounds are visible; footage copyright licensing is separate from any likeness or property permissions, and his identity and role are unestablished.
Research search match: Matches searches for Lion Country Safari elephants circa 1971, California small-gauge home movies and a man beside an adult elephant and calf.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's approaching safari Jeep, lions beside cars and giraffe herd, then with California safari footage circa 1971 and other captive-elephant encounters.

Still Frames From This Clip

A man stands close to an adult elephant at California's Lion Country Safari, circa 1971, with palms behind and vehicle trim below. — The man holds a hand near the adult elephant's lowered trunk.
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An adult elephant faces a visitor vehicle while a calf approaches beside a man at California's Lion Country Safari, circa 1971. — The adult faces forward as the calf enters from the right.
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A man and two elephants gather close together in a dry enclosure at California's Lion Country Safari, circa 1971. — The calf draws alongside the adult while the man stands close to its shoulder.
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An adult elephant, calf and man move right past a vehicle window at California's Lion Country Safari, circa 1971. — The adult turns broadside as the man and calf move toward the right edge.
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