Kenya-1965: Lion Walking Behind a Resting Pride in Tall Grass

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Year1965
Decade1960s
LocationKenya
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1965 · Kenya
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

wildlife observation
pride behavior
rest
animal movement
safari travel
amateur filmmaking

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · Slightly elevated view across the resting group
Setting: outdoor · Grassy wildlife habitat with tall green vegetation and sparse woody shrubs
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · No visible precipitation
Lighting: Soft natural daylight
People: 0 · No people visible.
Animals: lions
Objects: tall grass · woody shrubs · thin branches · low vegetation · patches of exposed ground
Colors: green · tawny brown · dark brown · muted gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A pride rests close together while one lion stands behind it.
The standing animal begins turning its head and body to the left.
It walks left behind the reclining group.
Thin shrub branches partly conceal the moving animal.

Lion Walking Behind a Resting Pride in Tall Grass — Clip Details

Likely Kenya, circa 1965 home movie footage shows a closely gathered pride resting in tall green grass beneath sparse shrubs. A standing lion behind the group turns to the left and walks slowly behind the reclining animals, becoming partly obscured by thin branches. The camera holds a wide view throughout the single shot, with slight handheld movement and soft, grainy projected-film texture.

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: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004117

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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: Fits documentary requests for circa 1965 African safari home movies showing a resting pride with sustained movement within the group.
Period detail: The soft color and grain support the small-gauge film presentation, while the wildlife scene itself contains no independently datable object.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor's camera stays with a quiet wildlife encounter as one animal moves behind the resting group.
What appears in frame: Reclining lions fill the center, with raised heads, overlapping tawny bodies, tall foreground grass, thin shrubs and a standing animal behind them.
Film character: Soft focus, visible grain, green-biased color and dark frame edges give the projected-film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a wildlife cutaway or a sustained observational beat between more active safari encounters.
Historical context: The framing records wildlife from a safari visitor's perspective, with no people, vehicles or park infrastructure visible.
Research note: No people, logos, artwork or identifiable private property are visible; copyright in the original film remains separate from any location or property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1965 safari home movies, resting African lions and a walking animal behind a pride, with Kenya a tentative attribution.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's hyenas, waterbuck, buffalo and walking elephant, then other likely Kenya footage circa 1965, followed by broader pride behavior scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Likely Kenya, circa 1965: a resting pride fills the grassy foreground, with one lion standing behind the group and facing toward the camera. — A standing lion watches from behind the closely gathered resting pride.
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Likely Kenya, circa 1965: the rear lion remains upright above reclining companions, with grass obscuring their lower bodies. — The rear animal stands above the reclining group before turning left.
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The moving lion turns side-on behind its resting companions.

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Likely Kenya, circa 1965: thin branches partly obscure a lion walking left behind the reclining group in tall green vegetation. — Branches partly conceal the walking animal as the pride stays settled.
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