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Whale Shark Gliding in Clear Turquoise Water (Bahia de los Angeles, 2022) · aerial

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 slowly in clear turquoise water. Its body and tail move gently beneath the surface. Ripples in the water indicate its steady motion.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Wildlife documentary, travel edit, conservation piece, agency mood reel, or social cut needing a whale shark seen from above in clear turquoise water at Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico.
Edit role
Use this six-second shot as a calm cutaway, marine-life insert, or transition beat between wider Bahia De Los Angeles coastline material and closer ocean texture.
Visual details
A whale shark appears as a dark shape just below the bright turquoise surface, with its tail and fins visible through rippled water and no people, boats, logos, or shoreline in frame.
Shot mechanics
The clip is composed from an overhead aerial viewpoint with the whale shark crossing the water surface below, and the stills show no horizon or land reference.

Tags

whale sharkmarine animaloceanwaterclear waterturquoiseswimmingglidingoverheadaerialcalmsereneripplesmovementsharkmarine lifeunderwaterfish

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.

A whale shark is visible just below the turquoise surface at Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with ripples around its body and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark as a dark underwater form against clear turquoise water. (0:00)
The whale shark sits slightly farther across the frame under bright turquoise water at Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with its tail trailing through surface texture and no visible people.
This moment shows the animal's slow glide under rippled water with the body still clearly readable. (0:01)
A whale shark remains just below the surface in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, its tail angled to the right through pale turquoise water and no visible people.
The frame captures the tail line and shadowed body as the whale shark continues forward. (0:02)
From overhead, the whale shark appears darker beneath rippled turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with the body partly softened by surface distortion and no visible people.
This frame emphasizes the overhead viewpoint and the water distortion over the shark's body. (0:03)

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