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Manatee Swimming in Clear Turquoise Water (Buzzards Beach, 2023) · underwater

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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About this clip

A large marine animal, likely a manatee, is visible underwater in clear turquoise water. The animal moves slowly, with subtle changes in its position and shape across the frames. The water surface is calm with gentle light reflections.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits wildlife documentary inserts, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation explainers, agency mood reels, and quiet brand films needing a marine animal seen from above in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
Use as a six-second cutaway, transition beat, or observational insert between shoreline, swimmer, and underwater-rock shots in an East Cape coastal sequence.
Visual details
A dark, large marine animal shape, likely a manatee, moves beneath clear turquoise ocean water with bright surface reflections and no visible people, boats, buildings, or logos.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial composition, with water filling the full frame and the submerged animal held near the center as ripples and reflected light shift across the surface.

Tags

manateeoceanwaterturquoiseclearunderwaterswimmingmarineanimalcalmsurfacereflectionlightmovementslowaquaticseashallow

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
92 MB
Location
Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
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.

At Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur, a dark submerged marine animal shape sits left of center beneath clear turquoise water, with no visible people.
Opening frame shows the likely manatee as a dark underwater shape below a bright, rippled surface. (0:00)
At Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur, the underwater animal shape appears nearer the center under smooth turquoise water and scattered light flecks, with no visible people.
This frame holds on the animal beneath the surface as the water texture shifts around it. (0:01)
At Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur, a faint dark marine animal form remains underwater as brighter ripples collect near the upper left, with no visible people.
The animal is still visible below the water while sunlight reflection becomes more pronounced. (0:02)
At Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur, the dark submerged animal shape appears lower in frame under rippled turquoise water, with bright reflections and no visible people.
Mid-clip frame shows the marine animal slightly lower in the overhead composition. (0:03)

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