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

8s 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 slowly through clear turquoise water. Bubbles and ripples form around its patterned body as it moves. The underwater scene shows the shark's gentle motion in the ocean.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, travel edits, conservation stories, brand films, and social cuts needing a whale shark moving through clear turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico.
Edit role
At 8 seconds, this works as a short marine-life cutaway, underwater insert, or quiet transition beat between broader beach, ocean, and Baja California Sur travel sequence shots.
Visual details
A whale shark's patterned head and upper body pass through bright turquoise water with white bubbles, surface ripples, and soft underwater shadows, with no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames hold a tight overhead or near-surface composition on the whale shark, with the animal filling the lower half of the view and open water occupying the surrounding frame.

Tags

whale sharkunderwaterswimmingturquoisewatermarine lifeoceanfishmovementbubblesclear wateraquaticseaswimming motionwater ripplesnatural habitatocean lifemarine animal

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.

Whale shark head and upper body move beneath bright turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with scattered bubbles around the patterned skin and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark close to the surface with bubbles breaking around its head. (0:00)
The whale shark appears at a diagonal under turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with its spotted head catching light and no visible people.
This frame gives editors a clean diagonal composition of the whale shark moving through open water. (0:01)
A whale shark is partly framed on the right in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with open turquoise water surrounding the patterned head and no visible people.
The animal shifts toward the edge of frame, leaving more negative space in the turquoise water. (0:02)
Close whale shark head with bubbles in turquoise water

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