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Whale Shark Swimming in Clear Turquoise Water (Bahia de los Angeles, 2022) · 8s · underwater · clip 3 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 as it navigates the calm ocean. The water's surface shows subtle ripples from the shark's motion.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale shark footage from Bahia De Los Angeles fits wildlife documentaries, Mexico travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing a clear overhead marine-life shot.
Edit role
The 8-second clip works as a calm insert or transition beat, giving editors a top-down view of the whale shark moving through turquoise water without crowds or shoreline distractions.
Visual details
A single whale shark is visible below the clear turquoise surface, with its dark spotted body, narrow tail, pale wake marks, subtle ripples, and no visible people in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone perspective with the whale shark centered in open water, no horizon, no shoreline, and a composition focused on body shape, tail position, and surface texture.

Tags

whale sharkswimmingclear waterturquoiseoceanmarine lifeunderwatermovementtailbodybluecalmaquaticfishsharkoceanicnaturalserene

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
8s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
99 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.

Overhead view of a whale shark just under clear turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, with its head near the upper frame and tail trailing downward, no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark isolated in open turquoise water from a top-down angle. (0:00)
The whale shark remains below the surface in Bahia De Los Angeles, with its dark spotted back angled slightly across the turquoise water and no visible people.
This frame holds the same overhead composition as the whale shark continues forward under the surface. (0:01)
A top-down frame shows the whale shark angled diagonally beneath bright turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, with a faint surface wake and no visible people.
The whale shark's diagonal position gives editors a readable body silhouette against the open water. (0:02)
Whale shark partly shadowed beneath turquoise surface

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