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EAST CAPE BCS MEXICO-2019: Whale And Calf Swimming At Surface Of Open Ocean

5s 4K UHD Baja California Sur, Mexico 2019
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About this clip

Shot on a consumer-grade camera, the clip captures the gentle movement of the whales breaking the water's surface, their breath visible in the sunlight. The natural, unscripted moment offers a rare glimpse into marine life behavior, with the vast blue expanse surrounding the pair.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, conservation story, travel edit, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing aerial whale and calf behavior in Baja California Sur ocean water.
Edit role
A short insert or transition beat that shows the whale pair surfacing from above, suited between wider ocean context and closer marine wildlife moments.

Tags

animalnatureoceanlifefamilywhalecalfswimmingsurfaceopencomingbreathanimalswildlifeeast cape BCS mexico DJIeastb-rollabstractart

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Location
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2019
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

2 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

A large whale and smaller calf are visible beneath rippled blue-green water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale pair near the surface in a clean overhead ocean composition. (0:00)
Whale and calf swimming under rippled turquoise water

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