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The Sandbox is the Lab's way of sharing high-quality video clips with you – for free. Use our clips to make a mash-up, documentary, music video, or whatever! Need inspiration? Watch some Sandbox creations.

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A Nest Full of Eggs (0:10)

The camera quickly zooms in on a nest of eight, perfectly arranged duck eggs sitting in tall grass.

Snow Covered Mountains (00:14)

An aerial shot of a mountain range whose rocky crests are visible above a blanket of snow.

Orange Sky (:17)

A dramatic deep orange-red sky and bright sun fill the frame before dissolving to a shot of dark orange clouds.

Geese Flight at Sunset (:30)

Canada Geese fly across a salmon-colored sunset sky.

Snow Covered Mountains (00:03)

A mountain sits in snowy splendor upon a bed of ice.

Clouds in a Lavender Sky (00:07)

Clouds waft across a lavender sky.

Clouds Above a Hillside (00:06)

Heavy clouds hang low against a hillside, lush with trees.

Glacier's Edge and Tundra (00:12)

The camera flies away from a glacier's edge to show a barren tundra.

Mirrored Iceberg (00:23)

An iceberg, mirrored by the icy, still waters of the artic.

Aerial Mountain (00:17)

A dark mountain rises from the ice bound sea.

Vegetation Carried by the Yumana River (00:13)

Vegetation swirls in the currents of the Yumana River.

Glacier's Edge (00:10)

The edge of a glacier and its vast, mountain rimmed reaches.

Red Sunrise (:19)

A fire-red sun rises above a hazy horizon.

Glacier's End (00:15)

The camera speeds over the ragged and piecemeal border between a glacier and mountain.

Whales in the Ice (00:10)

The plumes of two whales as they surface amidst the ice.

Bird on the Yumana River (00:11)

A bird perches on vegetation spinning in the eddies of the Yumana River.

Glacier and Mountains (00:10)

The camera rises above the broken surface of a glacier to show the rock ribbed mountains at its border.

Thirsty Butterflies (:16)

A group of Monarch butterflies drink from wet dirt near a mountain stream.

Food For a Bee (:14)

In this close-up, a bee crawls on small yellow flowers in search of nectar.

Bee Dance (:17)

Among a swarm of bees in a hive honeycomb, a messenger bee performs its "waggle dance."

Spawning Horseshoe Crabs (:18)

A mass of Horseshoe Crabs congregate on the shores of a beach during spawning season.

Iridescent Feathers (:20)

An extreme close-up of a duck's feathers displays its iridescent colors and textured surface.

Down Feathers (0:36)

Extreme close-ups of down feathers.

Swimming Male Mallard (0:18)

A male Mallard swims in the still water of a pond.

Hollow Duck Bone (0:23)

A magnified cross section of a duck's hollow wing bones.

A Cowfish Up Close (0:17)

Up close, a Cowfish displays a honeycomb of polygons created by its bony plates.

Yellow Flowers on a Wild Parsnip Plant (:25)

Zooming out, the camera reveals a constellation of tiny yellow flowers on this wild parsnip plant.

Pink Clover Blossom (:14)

The camera moves in for an extreme close-up of a pink clover blossom.

Inside a Beehive (:12)

In this close-up of a beehive, several bees crawl on the surface of the hexagonal patterned honeycomb.

Felucca on the Nile River (:29)

A felucca boat sails away down Egypt's Nile River.

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