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Whale Shark Swimming in Clear Turquoise Water (Bahia de los Angeles, 2022) · 8s · underwater · clip 13 of 14

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 large mouth is open, likely filter-feeding. Bubbles and small fish are visible around the shark as it moves.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Travel editors, wildlife documentary teams, conservation pieces, brand films, and social cuts can use this 4K whale shark footage from Bahia De Los Angeles, Baja California Sur, Mexico as direct marine-life material.
Edit role
The 8-second clip works as a calm wildlife insert, transition beat, or mid-sequence cutaway where an editor needs a large marine animal moving through clear water without crowds or shoreline context.
Visual details
A whale shark fills the frame from above in bright turquoise water, with its broad head, open mouth, mottled body, surface bubbles, small fish, and no visible people across the sampled frames.
Shot mechanics
The frames read as an overhead aerial composition consistent with the DJI drone hint, keeping the whale shark near the water surface with no horizon, shoreline, or boat visible in the frame.

Tags

whale sharkunderwaterswimmingturquoise watermarine lifeoceanfishmovementclear wateraquaticsharkfeedingbubbleswater surfacewhalenatureserenemajestic

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

4 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 appears near the water surface in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with its broad head angled left and body trailing right in clear turquoise water, no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark close to the surface with ripples and bubbles around its head. (0:00)
The whale shark's wide head and open mouth sit near the center of the frame in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with bright surface glare and turquoise water around it, no visible people.
This frame emphasizes the whale shark's broad mouth as it moves through the clear water. (0:01)
A whale shark remains high in the frame in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with its head at left, body fading into the right side, and ripples breaking across the turquoise surface, no visible people.
The third sampled second shows the animal continuing just below a rippled water surface. (0:02)
The whale shark is lower in the frame in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with a foamy patch over its head and its long body visible beneath bright turquoise water, no visible people.
This frame shows the whale shark's body length and surface disturbance as it passes under the camera. (0:03)

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