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Whale Shark Swimming in Clear Turquoise Water (Bahia de los Angeles, 2022) · 8s · underwater · clip 2 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 whale shark swims slowly in clear turquoise water. Its body and tail move gently beneath the surface. The water remains calm with subtle ripples.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing a whale shark visible beneath clear turquoise water.
Edit role
The 8-second clip works as a calm cutaway or insert between broader beach, ocean, or marine-life shots, giving editors a sustained overhead look at the animal's slow movement.
Visual details
A whale shark appears as a dark shape under bright turquoise water, with its spotted body and tail faintly visible through surface ripples and no people in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial composition, with the whale shark centered or crossing the frame beneath shallow-looking water and no horizon, shoreline, or vessel visible.

Tags

whale sharkswimmingclear waterturquoiseoceanmarine lifeunderwaterfishtailmovementcalmsurfacewater ripplesaquaticnaturalserenewhalemarine

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.

A whale shark is seen from above beneath bright turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, with its body angled across the frame and no visible people.
The opening frame gives buyers a clear overhead view of the whale shark just below the rippled surface. (0:00)
The whale shark remains below the surface in Bahia De Los Angeles, its darker back and tail shape visible through clear turquoise water with no visible people.
This moment shows the animal continuing through calm water with its outline readable from above. (0:01)
A dark whale shark silhouette passes under turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, with faint surface highlights and no visible people or boats.
The frame provides a clean wildlife insert with the shark isolated against open water. (0:02)
The whale shark appears slightly farther across the turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, with its tail more distinct under ripples and no visible people.
This frame emphasizes the tail and slow body movement beneath the surface. (0:03)

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