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A Whale Swimming Alongside Its Calf in the Sea (Baja California Sur, 2019)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Baja California Sur, Mexico 2019
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

This intimate wildlife moment showcases the bond between mother and calf as they glide through the water. The natural, unscripted footage offers a rare glimpse into marine life behavior, filmed with a handheld camera. Ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or content exploring ocean conservation and animal parenting.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits wildlife documentary sequences, ocean conservation edits, travel programming, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing aerial whale and calf behavior from Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Edit role
Use this short clip as a cutaway or connective beat between wider ocean coverage and closer whale behavior, especially when a timeline needs a quiet mother-calf moment.
Visual details
A large whale and smaller calf are visible just below turquoise sea water, with white surface swirls around their bodies, soft daylight on ripples, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support a high overhead aerial composition, likely from a DJI drone, with the whales centered or slightly offset against open water and no horizon or shoreline in view.

Tags

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Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
69 MB
Location
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2019
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

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

A whale and smaller calf swim just under the turquoise ocean surface in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with white water curling near the calf and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale and calf close together beneath clear green-blue water. (0:00)
The whale and calf remain close beneath rippled turquoise water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with the calf nearer a bright white patch of disturbed surface and no visible people.
This frame gives editors a clear overhead read of the calf beside the larger whale. (0:01)
A darker whale shape and smaller calf show through the green-blue sea in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with small foam trails around them and no visible people.
The frame emphasizes the animals' silhouettes under the water rather than shoreline or vessel context. (0:02)
The whale and calf appear lower in the overhead frame in Baja California Sur, Mexico, partly obscured by surface texture and pale wake marks, with no visible people.
This moment keeps the mother-calf relationship visible while the water texture softens the outlines. (0:03)

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