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Whale Shark Gliding Through 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. Its mouth opens and closes as it moves, with small fish visible around it. The overhead view captures the shark's patterned skin and the calm ocean surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Wildlife documentary editors, travel edit producers, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts can use this 4K aerial view of a whale shark in turquoise water at Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico.
Edit role
The 8-second clip works as a quiet wildlife insert, transition beat, or natural cutaway between broader Baja California Sur shoreline scenes and marine-life coverage.
Visual details
A whale shark fills the frame from above, its patterned head and body visible beneath clear turquoise water, with small fish and surface ripples around it and no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The contact sheet supports an overhead drone composition, with the whale shark centered in open water and no horizon, shoreline, boat, or foreground obstruction visible.

Tags

whale sharkswimmingoceanwaterturquoiseclearfishmarineunderwatermovementopen mouthsmall fishaquaticnaturalcalmblueseawhale

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
8s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
103 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 frame of a whale shark just under turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with its patterned head near the left side and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark from above as it begins the clip in clear blue-green water. (0:00)
A whale shark remains centered under the turquoise surface in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with sunlight patterns crossing its broad head and no visible people.
This second shows the animal's spotted pattern and broad head clearly from the overhead angle. (0:01)
The whale shark stretches diagonally across turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with the tail fading into the water and no visible people.
The frame gives a fuller look at the shark's length as the tail trails through the clear water. (0:02)
Whale shark broad head under rippled turquoise water.

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