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Whale Shark Gliding in Turquoise Ocean 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 in clear turquoise water. Small fish surround it as it moves. The water remains calm throughout the sequence.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary segments, Mexico travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing an overhead view of a whale shark in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
The 8-second clip works as a calm insert, transition beat, or natural-history cutaway between beach, ocean, or marine-life scenes.
Visual details
A whale shark is seen from above in bright turquoise water, with small fish and surface ripples around its head and body, and no visible people in the frames.
Shot mechanics
The framing is aerial and top-down, consistent with the DJI drone hint, with the whale shark moving through open water and no horizon, shoreline, or boat visible.

Tags

whale sharkoceanwaterturquoiseswimmingfishsmall fishmarine lifeclear waterunderwatermovementaquaticseaswimming motioncalmsea turtlenaturewildlife

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 angled left to right in turquoise water at Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with small fish nearby and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark entering the sequence from an overhead angle in clear turquoise water. (0:00)
The whale shark remains near the surface in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with its head catching rippled light and its body trailing into clear water, no visible people.
This frame gives editors a clean overhead look at the whale shark's head and body position. (0:01)
A top-down frame shows the whale shark slightly farther right in the turquoise water of Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with white ripples around its head and no visible people.
The animal's head and surface disturbance are clear, making this frame useful for identifying the species in the edit. (0:02)
The whale shark is angled downward through bright turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with faint fish shapes around it and no visible people.
This moment shows a change in the animal's angle as it continues through the open water. (0:03)

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