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Whale Shark Swimming in Clear Turquoise Water (Bahia de los Angeles, 2022) · 6s · underwater · clip 3 of 14

6s 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 in clear turquoise water. Its body and tail move through the water, creating gentle ripples on the surface. The shark's patterned skin is visible beneath the water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale shark footage for wildlife documentaries, Mexico travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing clear turquoise water and visible animal movement.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a calm cutaway, insert, or transition beat between wider Bahia De Los Angeles coastal scenes and closer marine life coverage.
Visual details
A whale shark is seen from above under bright turquoise water, with its spotted body and tail near the surface, small ripples around it, open water filling the frame, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone-style composition with the whale shark centered in open water, no horizon or shoreline visible, and the tail position changing as it swims through the shot.

Tags

whale sharkswimmingclear waterturquoiseoceanmarine lifeunderwaterfishmovementtailbodywater surfaceripplesnaturalaquaticwhalemarineanimal

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
76 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 swimming beneath turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with its tail trailing right and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark just below the clear water surface with ripples around its body. (0:00)
The whale shark remains below the bright turquoise surface in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with its tail curved farther to the right and no visible people.
This frame captures the tail sweep as the whale shark moves through the water. (0:01)
A top-down frame shows the whale shark's spotted back and extended tail under turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with no visible people.
The third second keeps the animal centered in open water and shows the patterned back beneath the surface. (0:02)
Whale shark turning tail through turquoise water

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