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

6s 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 near the water's surface in clear turquoise ocean water. Its mouth opens and closes as it moves through the water. Ripples and light reflections are visible on the water's surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, travel edit, conservation social cut, or agency mood reel needing a whale shark at the surface in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico.
Edit role
Works as a short insert, natural-history cutaway, or transition beat between coastal location shots and underwater marine-life coverage.
Visual details
A whale shark fills the frame from above in bright turquoise water, with its broad spotted head near the surface, faint body trailing right, ripples, sun glints, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
Top-down aerial-looking composition keeps the whale shark centered across the six seconds, with no horizon, shoreline, boat, or camera platform visible in the frames.

Tags

whale sharkswimmingoceanwaterturquoiseclearmarineanimalunderwatermovementrippleslightsurfacefishsharkaquaticnaturalcalm

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
75 MB
Location
Bahia De Los Angeles, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

3 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 seen from above near the surface of turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, with its broad head left of center and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark's head and spotted body just below the rippled surface. (0:00)
The whale shark glides farther across clear turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, with its head near the lower left of the animal and no visible people.
This moment emphasizes the whale shark's slow surface movement and mottled pattern beneath the water. (0:01)
A top-down view shows the whale shark's rounded head and trailing body in bright turquoise water at Bahia De Los Angeles, with no visible people.
The frame gives buyers a clean overhead wildlife view with the animal isolated against open water. (0:02)

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