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Humpback Whale and Calf Swimming in Ocean (Punta Gorda Beach, 2023) · clip 1 of 2

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

Two humpback whales, an adult and a calf, swim in turquoise ocean water. The adult whale opens its mouth, creating a spout of water, while the calf swims nearby. The water surface shows gentle ripples and splashes from their movement.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation segments, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing aerial humpback whale and calf behavior in turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
The six-second clip works as a wildlife insert, transition beat, or brief natural-history cutaway showing the adult whale and calf moving at the surface before and after a visible breath and splash.
Visual details
An adult humpback whale and smaller calf swim near the surface in clear turquoise water, with ripples, sun glints, white spray, and no visible people, boats, shoreline, logos, or structures.
Shot mechanics
The frames show a top-down aerial composition consistent with drone capture, with the whales held in open water and no horizon, shoreline, or foreground objects visible.

Tags

humpback whalecalfoceanwaterswimmingbreathingspoutturquoisemarinewildlifemovementsurfaceseaaquaticnaturalcalmbluewater splashes

Shot slate

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

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.

Adult humpback whale and calf swim near the surface off Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with turquoise water around them and no visible people.
Opening frame shows the adult whale lower in frame with the smaller calf ahead in open turquoise water. (0:00)
Adult humpback whale appears closer to center while the calf swims above it in turquoise ocean water at Punta Gorda Beach, with no visible people.
The adult and calf remain separated in the frame, giving editors a clear read on scale and spacing. (0:01)
Adult humpback whale surfaces at frame right with the calf ahead in Punta Gorda Beach ocean water, and no visible people or boats.
This frame keeps both whales in view as the adult approaches the surface behind the calf. (0:02)

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