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Whale Shark Swimming in Clear Turquoise Water (Bahia de los Angeles, 2022) · 8s · underwater · clip 1 of 14

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

A large whale shark swims slowly in shallow, clear turquoise water. The animal moves gently beneath the surface, with water ripples visible. The sequence captures the shark's steady motion from an overhead perspective.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing an overhead whale shark moment in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
The 8-second shot works as a quiet insert, transition beat, or natural-history cutaway between beach, ocean, or marine wildlife scenes.
Visual details
A large whale shark appears as a dark shape just beneath bright turquoise water, with small surface ripples, no shoreline, boats, crowds, logos, or visible people in frame.
Shot mechanics
The view is straight down from above, consistent with aerial drone capture, keeping the whale shark centered against shallow water with no horizon or land reference visible.

Tags

whale sharkmarine animalswimmingclear waterturquoiseoceanwatercalmunderwatermovementfishseawhalemarineanimalclearblueserene

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, a whale shark is visible just below bright turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Baja California Sur, with ripples over its back and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark already near the surface in clear water. (0:00)
At 0:01, the whale shark's dark body remains below the rippled turquoise surface in Bahia De Los Angeles, Baja California Sur, with no shoreline or visible people.
This frame gives editors a clear overhead view of the animal's body under surface texture. (0:01)
At 0:02, the whale shark appears slightly farther across the frame under clear blue-green water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Baja California Sur, with no visible people.
The frame shows the whale shark's slow progress through shallow-looking clear water. (0:02)
At 0:03, bright ripples partly veil the whale shark below turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Baja California Sur, and no people are visible.
This moment emphasizes the surface shimmer while keeping the whale shark readable beneath it. (0:03)

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