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Whale Shark Swimming in Turquoise Waters (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 slowly through clear turquoise water. Small fish surround the shark as it moves. The shark's patterned body and tail are visible underwater.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
A wildlife documentary, travel edit, conservation segment, agency mood reel, or social cut can use this 4K whale shark footage from Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico for a calm marine-life moment.
Edit role
The 8-second overhead view works as a cutaway, insert, transition, or quiet beat between beach, ocean, and wildlife shots in a Baja California Sur sequence.
Visual details
A whale shark moves through bright turquoise water with small fish around its body, its spotted head, dorsal area, pectoral fins, and tail visible below the surface, with no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial composition, likely drone-based from the camera hint, with the whale shark crossing open water and no horizon, shoreline, boat, or camera platform visible.

Tags

whale sharkswimmingunderwaterturquoise waterfishoceanmarine lifemovementclear wateraquaticseasharkgentlenaturalopen waternaturebluegreen

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.

At 0:00, a whale shark swims left to right beneath turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with small fish near its head and tail and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark's spotted head and long body clearly below the water surface. (0:00)
At 0:01, the whale shark remains near the surface in clear green-blue water at Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with its patterned back and tail visible and no visible people.
This frame keeps the animal broadside, useful for showing scale and body pattern from above. (0:01)
At 0:02, the whale shark is farther right in the overhead frame, its spotted head, darker body, and sweeping tail visible under bright turquoise water with no visible people.
The frame shows the shark advancing through open water while small fish streak around it. (0:02)
Whale shark angled through turquoise water with fish around it

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