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Adult Whale Swimming With Infant Whale (Baja California Sur, 2019)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Baja California Sur, Mexico 2019
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About this clip

An adult whale swims gracefully alongside its infant, gliding through the clear blue sea. The natural behavior of these majestic marine mammals is beautifully documented in this intimate wildlife scene. The footage offers a rare glimpse into the bond between mother and calf in their natural habitat. Ideal for documentaries, nature films, and environmental storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
This 4K aerial whale clip fits wildlife documentaries, conservation stories, Baja California Sur travel edits, agency mood reels, and short social cuts needing an adult whale and calf in open water.
Edit role
At roughly seven visible seconds, the shot works as a brief opener, wildlife cutaway, natural-history insert, or quiet transition between broader ocean coverage and closer whale behavior.
Visual details
The frames show two dark whales, one larger and one smaller, moving just below the turquoise sea surface with white wake, sun glints, rippled water texture, open ocean only, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The composition is a top-down aerial view consistent with DJI drone footage, keeping the whales in the middle of an open-water frame with no horizon, shoreline, boats, or foreground objects visible.

Tags

animalsseabeautifulwhalesmotherchildadultwhaleswimminginfantwildlifeeast cape BCS mexico DJIeaststock videointromodern4kfootage

Shot slate

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

Still Frames From This Clip

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

Top-down aerial frame of an adult whale and smaller calf near the surface in Baja California Sur water, with white wake around the larger body and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the adult whale and calf swimming together in open turquoise water. (0:00)
Aerial view of the larger whale and calf slightly farther through the blue-green Baja California Sur sea, with broken foam near their backs and no visible people.
This frame shows the pair holding close formation as surface foam marks their movement. (0:01)
The adult whale and calf appear partly submerged from above in Baja California Sur, surrounded by open teal water, scattered sun sparkle, and no visible people.
The third sampled frame emphasizes the open-water setting around the submerged whale pair. (0:02)

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