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Whale Shark Swimming and Filter-feeding Underwater (Bahia de los Angeles, 2022)

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 underwater in clear turquoise water. Its mouth opens and closes as it filter-feeds, creating small bubbles around its head. The shark moves steadily through the water, with its body and fins visible beneath the surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits a wildlife documentary, Baja travel edit, conservation film, agency mood reel, or social cut needing an overhead view of a whale shark filter-feeding in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
Use this 8-second shot as a marine-life insert, quiet transition, or visual beat between broader Bahia De Los Angeles coast scenes and closer wildlife moments.
Visual details
A whale shark is seen from above in bright turquoise water, with its broad head near the surface, bubbles around the mouth, dark body and fins below, and no visible people.

Tags

whale sharkunderwaterswimmingfilter-feedingturquoise watermarine lifeoceanfishbubblesmovementaquaticseafeedingopen mouthclear watersea lionmarine animalwildlife

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
8s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
101 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.

Overhead frame of a whale shark near the surface in Bahia De Los Angeles, with its broad head at left, body trailing right, bubbles around the mouth, and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark just below the turquoise surface as bubbles form around its head. (0:00)
Overhead view of the whale shark in Bahia De Los Angeles with its head closer to center, pale bubbles along the mouth, a dark back fading into the water, and no visible people.
This moment gives a clear top-down look at the whale shark's feeding position and mottled head texture. (0:01)
The whale shark remains near the surface in Bahia De Los Angeles, with the rounded head left of center, body extending to the right, small surface highlights, and no visible people.
The frame shows the animal continuing forward through open clear water with its body visible beneath the surface. (0:02)

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