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CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO-2020: A Giant White Turtle Opens and Closes Its Eyes

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 2020
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

A giant white turtle rests peacefully in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in 2020, its eyes slowly opening and closing in a serene, natural moment. This home movie captures the gentle rhythm of the turtle’s breathing, offering a rare, intimate glimpse of marine life. The soft lighting and calm movement evoke a sense of wonder and tranquility, making it ideal for nature documentaries, environmental content, or nostalgic storytelling. This vintage-style footage blends cinematic charm with authentic wildlife observation.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits wildlife documentaries, Cabo San Lucas travel edits, conservation segments, brand films, and social cuts needing an intimate close-up of a large pale turtle at rest.
Edit role
Use as a quiet insert or breathing beat between wider ocean and beach shots, giving a 6-second sequence a close animal detail rather than a location-wide view.
Visual details
A large pale turtle fills the frame, with its head, nostrils, eyelids, front legs, shell texture, dark ground, soft natural light, gray beige skin, and no visible people.

Tags

giant turtlewhite turtleclose eyesgiantwhiteturtleopenscloseeyesnaturecabo SAN lucas mexico C2020cutecinematographycinematicprob-rolllove

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
70 MB
Location
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Year filmed
2020
Published
Feb 2020

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.

A large pale turtle faces the camera in a tight Cabo San Lucas close-up, with front legs and textured shell visible behind its head and no visible people.
The opening frame gives editors a direct close view of the turtle's face and scale-like skin texture. (0:00)
The turtle remains centered in Cabo San Lucas, its eyelids looking heavier while the rough plates on the head and front legs stay sharply visible, with no visible people.
This moment emphasizes the slow eye movement that makes the shot useful as a calm wildlife insert. (0:01)
Resting turtle with pale textured head and shell cropped behind it.

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.