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Humpback Whale and Calf Swimming in Clear Water (El Tule los Cabos, 2022) · aerial · clip 1 of 2

7s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife El Tule los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2022
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 humpback whale and its calf swim together in clear turquoise water. The larger whale moves slowly, with the calf staying close. The water is shallow, allowing a clear view of both animals.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial humpback whale and calf footage for wildlife documentary segments, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation explainers, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing clear ocean animal behavior.
Edit role
Use this 7-second clip as a quiet insert or transition beat between shoreline coverage and broader ocean scenes, with the mother and calf visible enough to anchor a short natural-history moment.
Visual details
A large humpback whale and smaller calf move through clear turquoise water from an overhead view, with dark whale shapes, pale flipper and tail detail, surface ripples, sunlit water texture, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an aerial drone perspective looking straight down into shallow water, with the whales filling the frame against open turquoise sea and no horizon, shoreline, boats, or foreground objects visible.

Tags

whalecalfswimmingoceanclearwaterturquoisemarineanimalmovementunderwateraerialmotherbabyseabluecalmnatural

Shot slate

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

Overhead frame from El Tule Los Cabos showing a humpback whale and smaller calf beneath clear turquoise water, with no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the whale and calf as dark shapes moving through shallow blue-green water. (0:00)
Aerial view at El Tule Los Cabos with the larger humpback whale centered under turquoise water and the calf close nearby, with no visible people.
This frame keeps the mother and calf close together, useful for showing scale and behavior from above. (0:01)
At El Tule Los Cabos, the whale and calf remain visible below the rippled turquoise surface, with bright water glare near the animals and no visible people.
The second-second frame shows the pair still readable through surface texture and light reflections. (0:02)

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