Kenya-1965: Two African Buffalo Face the Camera With a Herd Behind

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Year1965
Decade1960s
LocationKenya
Duration8s
Price$149 USD
Collection1965 · Kenya
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

wildlife observation
safari travel
herd behavior
animal portrait
grassland habitat
home movie travel

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · tilt · Approximately eye-level view across the clearing
Setting: outdoor · Open grassy clearing bordered by shrubs and trees
Time and weather: daytime · Not visually determinable · Dry conditions with no visible precipitation
Lighting: Natural daylight with deep shadows on the animals
People: 0 · No people visible.
Animals: African buffalo
Objects: grass tussocks · bare earth patches · shrubs · trees
Colors: muted green · olive · brown · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Two foreground buffalo face the camera while another stands farther back.
The framing lifts to reveal more of the herd and the wooded edge.
The foreground pair remains standing with slight changes in head position.

Two African Buffalo Face the Camera With a Herd Behind — Clip Details

Probably Kenya, circa 1965 home movie footage shows two African buffalo standing close together in a grassy clearing and facing the camera. A third animal stands farther back, with additional members of the herd becoming visible near the wooded edge as the framing lifts. The single shot holds on their curved horns and dark bodies with slight camera movement. Muted green tones, soft detail and uneven brightness characterize the projected film capture.

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: 8s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004045

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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: 1965 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: Supports documentary requests for circa 1965 safari home movies featuring African buffalo in a natural clearing, probably in Kenya.
Period detail: The muted color and soft projected-film texture are visible, while the animals and vegetation provide no precise period markers.
Home-movie behavior: The sustained visitor-shot view concentrates on two animals watching the camera before lifting to include more of the herd.
What appears in frame: Two foreground animals, a side-on buffalo farther back, a distant herd, grass tussocks, bare patches and a wooded edge fill the view.
Film character: Grain, soft detail, muted greens, dark animal silhouettes and uneven projected brightness give the shot its small-gauge archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a wildlife portrait insert or a quiet cutaway between broader safari and camp sequences.
Historical context: The scene records wildlife observation from a visitor's perspective; the pictured species occurs widely across sub-Saharan Africa.
Research note: No people, logos, artwork or identifiable structures appear; copyright in the film and capture remains separate from any location or property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for African buffalo facing a camera, a herd in a grassy clearing, and circa 1965 small-gauge safari home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's waterbuck, elephant silhouettes and camera-using traveler, then with comparable circa 1965 African safari footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two African buffalo face the camera in a grassy clearing, probably Kenya, circa 1965, with another animal behind. — The foreground pair stands close together, their curved horns visible against the grass.
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A foreground buffalo partly overlaps a second animal in a pale grassy clearing, probably Kenya, circa 1965. — Overlapping dark bodies dominate the sustained view across the clearing.
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A buffalo pair and a scattered background herd occupy a wooded clearing, probably Kenya, circa 1965. — Higher framing reveals additional animals near the wooded edge.
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Two nearby buffalo anchor a wider herd view beside trees, probably Kenya, circa 1965, in projected home movie footage. — The herd remains spread across the grass as the camera holds on the foreground animals.
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