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LAGUNA BEACH LOS CABOS BCS MEXICO-2023: Baby Whale Swimming Close to Mom

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

Shot on vintage film in 2023, this 6-second clip captures a tender moment at Laguna Beach in Los Cabos, BCS, Mexico. A baby whale swims closely beside its mother in the clear waters of the Sea of Cortez, their graceful forms gliding through the waves. The scene unfolds from above, offering a serene, unobstructed view of the marine pair moving through the ocean. No humans appear, emphasizing the natural beauty and quiet majesty of the moment. This footage showcases the intimate bond between mother and calf in their coastal habitat, with gentle waves and open water creating a peaceful, cinematic atmosphere. Ideal for nature documentaries, environmental storytelling, and nostalgic oceanic content.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage for nature documentaries, Baja travel edits, conservation stories, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing a mother and calf in open blue water near San Jose Del Cabo.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a quiet cutaway, transition beat, or insert between coastal travel scenes and wildlife coverage, with the whales held clearly in frame from above.
Visual details
A larger whale and smaller calf move through turquoise ocean water, with white surface ripples, darker underwater shapes, and no visible people, boats, shore, logos, or buildings.

Tags

lagunaBEACHBCSmexico2023minimalismwhales showing from the wavesthey are chasing a whaleblue whalewavessceneryno humansoceanoutdoorswaterfrom aboveswimmingnaturelos caboscabo san lucas

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
76 MB
Location
San Jose Del Cabo, 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 near San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, with a small whale near the surface and a larger whale shape below in turquoise water, no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the whale calf and mother relationship from a clean overhead angle. (0:00)
Aerial frame from San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, showing the calf slightly right of center above the larger whale body visible below the surface, no visible people.
This frame shows the calf close to the mother while the larger whale remains partly submerged. (0:01)

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