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Whale Shark Gliding Through Clear Turquoise Ocean Water (Bahia de los Angeles, 2022)

8s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2022
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

A whale shark swims in clear turquoise water. Its tail moves rhythmically as it glides through the ocean. The overhead view captures the animal's slow, steady motion.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
A useful wildlife shot for travel edits, marine documentary sequences, agency mood reels, brand films, or social cuts needing a whale shark moving through Bahia De Los Angeles turquoise water.
Edit role
This 8-second overhead view works as a calm insert, transition, or breathing beat between broader beach, ocean, and Baja California Sur nature scenes.
Visual details
A whale shark is visible below clear turquoise water, with its long body and tail shifting across the frame and no people, boats, shoreline, logos, or buildings visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial composition, likely drone-based, with the whale shark held in midframe against open water and no horizon or foreground objects.

Tags

whale sharkmarine animaloceanwaterclearturquoiseswimmingglidingoverheadmovementcalmserenefishclear wateraquaticmarinenatureunderwater

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
8s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
98 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 appears just below the clear turquoise water surface in Bahia De Los Angeles, with its body angled across the left side and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark already in view beneath bright turquoise water. (0:00)
The whale shark holds a central overhead position in Bahia De Los Angeles water, with its patterned back softened by surface shimmer and no visible people.
This frame gives editors a clean overhead look at the animal's broad body and tail. (0:01)
The whale shark continues across the turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, with the tail extended farther to the right and no visible people.
The frame emphasizes the whale shark's length as the tail trails through the water. (0:02)
Whale shark swimming below bright water surface

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