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Whale Shark Glides Through Clear Coastal Shallows (Los Frailes los Cabos, 2022)

7s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Los Frailes los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2022
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About this clip

A whale shark swims through clear, shallow turquoise water near a sandy beach. The animal moves slowly, its body visible beneath the surface. People stand on the shore in the background, observing the marine life.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Los Cabos travel edits, conservation explainers, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing a whale shark visible in clear coastal shallows near a public beach.
Edit role
At seven seconds, this works as a brief cutaway or transition beat showing the whale shark passing below the surface before cutting to shoreline, swimmer, or wider beach coverage.
Visual details
A dark whale shark shape moves through transparent turquoise and green shallows beside pale sand, with small shore break lines and partially visible people standing near the waterline.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an elevated aerial drone view looking down at shallow water, with the beach along the upper edge and the whale shark held in the midground below the surface.

Tags

whale sharkswimmingshallow waterclear waterturquoisebeachsandpeopleaerialoceanmarine lifemovementcoastalcalmwavesshoredolphinwater

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
82 MB
Location
Los Frailes Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Jan 2022

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.

At Los Frailes in Los Cabos, a whale shark appears as a dark shape under clear turquoise water near pale sand, with a partial person visible at the top edge.
The opening frame places the whale shark in shallow water close to the beach. (0:00)
At Los Frailes in Los Cabos, the whale shark is farther along the shallow green-turquoise water while a small figure stands near the shoreline in the background.
This frame shows the animal's body just below the surface as it tracks parallel to shore. (0:01)
At Los Frailes in Los Cabos, the whale shark sits below the surface in pale green shallows, with the beach and partial legs of people visible along the top edge.
The frame keeps the shoreline in view while the whale shark remains visible through the water. (0:02)

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