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Adult Dolphin With Calf Diving Swimming Through Waves (Baja California Sur, 2019)

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

An adult dolphin swims gracefully alongside a calf through rolling ocean waves at East Cape BCS, Mexico in 2019. The pair dives and surfaces in sync, showcasing playful behavior and strong maternal bonds. The cinematic quality and natural lighting highlight the beauty of the Pacific coastline. This authentic, unscripted moment offers a rare glimpse into dolphin family life, perfect for nature documentaries, wildlife content, or emotional storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial wildlife footage for documentary, travel edit, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing an adult dolphin and calf swimming in open water off Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Edit role
Use this short clip as a wildlife insert, emotional beat, or transition between broader ocean aerials and closer marine-life moments in a nature or coastal sequence.
Visual details
An adult dolphin and smaller calf move through clear green-blue ocean water, with white surface foam around their bodies, sun glints on the waves, and no visible people in frame.
Shot mechanics
The clip reads as an overhead DJI drone view, with the dolphins framed beneath the water surface and no shoreline, horizon, vessel, or human-made object visible in the composition.

Tags

dolphinsanimalsnatureseabeautifuladultdolphincalfdivingswimmingwavesoceanwildlifeeast cape BCS mexico DJIeastintroductionb-rolllove

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
71 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.

Overhead view of an adult dolphin and calf swimming close together beneath green-blue water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the adult dolphin and calf side by side just below the surface. (0:00)
The calf stays tight beside the larger dolphin as both move through rippled green-blue ocean water off Baja California Sur, Mexico, with no visible people.
This frame emphasizes the size difference and close spacing between the calf and adult. (0:01)
The adult dolphin and smaller calf are partly visible through clear turquoise water as surface foam gathers around them in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with no visible people.
The third second catches the pair surfacing enough to show their bodies and the disturbed water around them. (0:02)
Two dolphins appear lower in the frame as they turn under the green-blue water, with a bright splash marking their movement in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and no visible people.
This frame shows the dolphins diving or turning, with white water briefly obscuring part of their bodies. (0:03)

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.