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Whale Shark Gliding Through Turquoise Ocean Water (Bahia de los Angeles, 2022) · 8s · underwater · clip 3 of 4

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, creating splashes as it moves. The shark's patterned skin and the water's clarity are visible from an overhead perspective.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, travel edit, conservation film, agency mood reel, or social cut needing an overhead whale shark moment in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico.
Edit role
The 8-second shot works as a short insert, transition, or quiet beat between wider ocean scenes, with the whale shark filling frame as it glides through turquoise water.
Visual details
A whale shark moves just below the surface in bright turquoise water, with its broad head, open mouth, spotted skin, faint body shadow, and small surface splashes visible, and no people in frame.
Shot mechanics
The composition reads as an overhead aerial view, likely from a drone, with the whale shark placed diagonally across the frame and no horizon, shoreline, boats, or foreground obstruction visible.

Tags

whale sharkswimmingoceanwaterturquoiseclearmarineanimalunderwatermovementsplashingfishseabluenaturalaquaticswimming motionopen mouth

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
8s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
102 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 view of a whale shark in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with its broad head at left, body trailing right under turquoise water, and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark filling the left side of the aerial composition. (0:00)
The whale shark glides farther across the turquoise surface in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with white speckled skin and a darker submerged body visible, and no visible people.
This frame keeps the animal centered enough for buyers to see its patterned back and scale. (0:01)
A whale shark near the water surface in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, shows a bright splash near the head and its body fading into turquoise water, with no visible people.
The frame captures the open-mouth surface disturbance that gives the clip its strongest action detail. (0:02)
The whale shark remains just below the blue-green water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with its head left of center and a small splash along the side, and no visible people.
This still gives editors a clear mid-clip view of the animal's head, back pattern, and surrounding water texture. (0:03)

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