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Whale Shark Swimming in Clear Turquoise Water (Bahia de los Angeles, 2022) · 8s

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 through clear turquoise water. Its body and tail move rhythmically as it glides. The water remains calm and transparent throughout the sequence.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, marine conservation, travel edit, agency mood reel, or brand film needing overhead 4K footage of a whale shark in clear turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico.
Edit role
The 8-second clip works as a calm cutaway, nature insert, transition beat, or brief opener before shoreline or sunset clips from the same Bahia De Los Angeles collection.
Visual details
A whale shark is seen from above below transparent turquoise water, with its spotted dark body, head, fins, and sweeping tail visible, and no people, boats, logos, or shoreline in frame.
Shot mechanics
The composition is overhead and aerial in feel, with the whale shark centered against open water and no horizon or land reference visible, while the frames show the animal progressing through the shot.

Tags

whale sharksharkoceanwaterclear waterturquoiseswimmingglidingoverheadcalmserenemarinefishtail movementaquaticnaturaltransparentwhale

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.

Overhead view of a whale shark near the left side of the frame in clear turquoise water at Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark moving through open water with its spotted back visible from above. (0:00)
The whale shark glides farther across the overhead frame in bright turquoise water at Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with its tail extended and no visible people.
This frame shows the animal's body and long tail clearly separated against the transparent water. (0:01)
A whale shark remains centered beneath clear green-blue water at Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with the body angled horizontally and no visible people.
The frame gives a clean overhead wildlife insert with the whale shark isolated in open water. (0:02)
The whale shark appears lower in the overhead frame at Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with its tail curving through the turquoise water and no visible people.
This moment emphasizes the rhythmic tail movement as the shark continues forward. (0:03)

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