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Manatee Swimming in Clear Turquoise Water (Buzzards Beach, 2023) · aerial · clip 4 of 4

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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 large manatee swims slowly beneath the surface of clear turquoise water. The animal's dark shape is visible through the shallow, calm sea. Gentle ripples and light reflections move across the water as the manatee glides.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and brand films needing a quiet aerial view of a manatee in clear turquoise sea.
Edit role
The six-second clip works as a calm cutaway, insert, or transition beat between shoreline, swimmer, and underwater rock coverage in a coastal sequence.
Visual details
A large dark manatee shape moves below shallow turquoise water, with surface ripples, small sun glints, and no visible people, boats, logos, or shoreline in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames read as a top-down drone composition over open water, keeping the submerged animal centered to midframe while the sea fills the entire 4K frame without a horizon.

Tags

manateeswimmingwaterturquoiseclearmarineanimaloceanunderwatermovementripplescalmseaaquaticslownaturalwildlifeaerial

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
80 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 manatee shape sits below clear turquoise water with scattered sun glints and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the manatee as a dark form under shallow turquoise water. (0:00)
At 0:01, the submerged manatee appears slightly farther across the turquoise water, with brighter ripples gathering along the lower left and no visible people.
This frame gives editors a clear mid-clip view of the animal beneath the moving surface reflections. (0:01)
At Buzzards Beach, the manatee's dark body remains visible under green-blue water, with small bright highlights across the lower part of the frame and no visible people.
The frame shows the animal still legible through the clear water while surface texture changes around it. (0:02)
Manatee beneath shallow turquoise water with sun glints

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