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Whale Shark Gliding Through Turquoise Ocean Water (Bahia de los Angeles, 2022) · 8s · aerial

8s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2022
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About this clip

A whale shark swims slowly through clear turquoise ocean water. The animal's movement is visible as it glides beneath the surface. Ripples and light reflections on the water's surface indicate calm conditions.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Use this 4K wildlife clip for travel edits, marine documentary segments, conservation pieces, brand films, or social cuts needing a whale shark visible beneath turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico.
Edit role
The eight-second shot works as a calm cutaway, transition, or insert between beach, ocean, and wildlife scenes, giving an editor a clean marine-life beat without crowds or shoreline detail.
Visual details
A whale shark appears as a dark, elongated shape under clear turquoise ocean water, with surface ripples, small bright reflections, and no visible people in the frames.
Shot mechanics
The composition reads as an overhead aerial view from a DJI drone, keeping the water surface full frame while the whale shark sits below the surface with no horizon, shoreline, boats, or foreground objects visible.

Tags

whale sharkoceanwaterturquoiseclearswimmingmarine lifeaerialripplescalmseamovementnaturaldolphinmarineanimalnaturewildlife

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
8s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
100 MB
Location
Bahia De Los Angeles, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Jun 2026

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.

At 0:00 in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, a whale shark appears as a dark form below rippled turquoise water with no visible people.
The opening frame introduces the whale shark under a bright, clear water surface. (0:00)
At 0:01 in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, the whale shark remains just under the turquoise surface, softened by ripples and water glare, with no visible people.
This frame shows the animal still clearly readable below the moving water texture. (0:01)
At 0:02 in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, the whale shark is seen farther across the overhead frame beneath blue-green rippled water, with no visible people.
The frame gives editors a clean overhead marine wildlife moment with only water and the submerged animal in view. (0:02)
At 0:03 in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, the whale shark silhouette sits low in the frame under turquoise sea texture, with no shoreline or visible people.
This moment emphasizes the broad water field around the whale shark. (0:03)

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