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LAGUNA BEACH LOS CABOS BCS MEXICO-2023: Mother Whale Leading Baby Whale

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico 2023
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About this clip

A serene clip from 2023 captures a mother whale guiding her calf through the turquoise waters of Laguna Beach in Los Cabos, BCS, Mexico. Shot from above, the footage shows gentle waves and the natural beauty of the Pacific Ocean as the pair swims together during their migration. This rare moment of maternal care in the wild offers a peaceful, cinematic glimpse of marine life in its natural habitat. Ideal for nature documentaries, environmental content, or nostalgic travel storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for nature documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, environmental agency reels, brand films, and social cuts needing an overhead view of whales moving through clear Pacific water.
Edit role
At six seconds, this works as a quiet insert, transition, or reflective beat between beach coverage and wider marine life scenes.
Visual details
The frames show turquoise ocean seen from above, bright sun glint on small wind ripples, a larger whale shape near the surface, a smaller calf shape nearby in some moments, and no visible people.

Tags

BEACHBCSmexico2023minimalismwhales showing from the waveswhalesscenerywateroceanfrom aboveoutdoorswavesswimmingnaturelos caboscabo san lucaspacific oceanmigrationbaby whale

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
74 MB
Location
San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

3 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 turquoise water in San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, with a whale shape just below the surface near the lower left and no visible people.
The opening frame places the whale small in a wide field of rippled blue-green water. (0:00)
Aerial frame over San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico water with the whale slightly farther right in open turquoise ocean and no visible people.
This moment keeps the whale isolated against clear water for a minimal wildlife insert. (0:01)
Whale near the surface with bright water reflections to the right.

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.