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BUZZARDS BEACH EAST CAPE BCS-2023: Manatee Gliding Through Clear Turquoise Water

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

A manatee swims slowly underwater in clear turquoise water. Its body and flippers move gently through the water. The sequence captures the animal's calm motion as it glides.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing a manatee visible beneath clear turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
The 6-second clip works as a quiet insert, cutaway, or transition beat between shoreline coverage and closer marine-life details.

Tags

BUZZARDS BEACH EAST CAPE BCS2023manateeunderwaterswimmingclear waterturquoisemarine animalslow motionoceanaquaticmovementwater ripplesnatural habitatwateraerialmarinewavessunlightreflection

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Location
Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

2 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 manatee shape just below clear turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with faint ripples and no visible people.
The opening frame introduces the manatee as a dark underwater form in open turquoise water. (0:00)
The manatee appears farther across the turquoise water column, with soft wake-like texture and small surface reflections, and no visible people.
This moment keeps the animal readable beneath the clear surface while leaving open water around it. (0:01)

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