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Humpback Whale and Calf Interacting in Ocean (Punta Gorda Beach, 2023)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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About this clip

An adult humpback whale and its calf swim together in the ocean. The calf stays close to the adult, occasionally surfacing near its mouth. The water is a clear turquoise color with gentle ripples and splashes from their movement.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial humpback whale and calf footage from Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur fits wildlife documentary sequences, conservation explainers, travel edits, agency mood reels, and social cuts about marine life in Mexico.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a short wildlife insert, transition, or quiet beat between coastal establishing views and closer marine behavior shots, with the calf staying near the adult at the ocean surface.
Visual details
The frames show an adult humpback whale and calf just below and at the surface in clear turquoise water, with white ripples and splashes around their movement and no visible people, boats, logos, or shoreline.
Shot mechanics
The overhead composition supports an aerial drone view, looking straight down on the whales in open water with no horizon, shoreline, or foreground objects, and the subjects shifting through the center of the frame over the six seconds.

Tags

whalecalfoceanwaterturquoiseswimminginteractingmarineanimalseasurfacesplashinghumpbackmotherbabymovementripplesaerial

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
80 MB
Location
Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Apr 2023

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 at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur of an adult humpback whale just below the turquoise ocean surface, with a swirl of white ripples nearby and no visible people.
The opening frame introduces the adult whale from above in clear turquoise water. (0:00)
Aerial frame from Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur showing the adult humpback whale moving under clear water beside a circular patch of foam and bright surface reflections, with no visible people.
This moment shows the whale's body shape and the disturbance left by movement at the surface. (0:01)
Overhead Punta Gorda Beach frame with the adult humpback whale near the surface and the calf appearing close along its side in turquoise water, with scattered ripples and no visible people.
The calf becomes visible beside the adult, confirming the paired whale behavior. (0:02)
Humpback whale and calf swimming close together near a swirl of white water

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