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Aerial View Of Whale And Calf Swimming · clip 1 of 3

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife
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About this clip

High-angle aerial footage captures a large whale and a smaller calf swimming together in calm, grey-blue ocean waters. The pair moves steadily through the gentle ripples, with the larger animal leading and the calf following closely behind. The scene offers a serene, documentary-style perspective of marine life in their natural habitat, ideal for nature and wildlife productions.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, conservation segments, nature brand films, and social edits needing an overhead view of a whale and calf moving through open ocean.
Edit role
Works as a short cutaway or gentle transition beat between broader marine-life scenes, with the whale pair carrying the action across the surface for a few seconds.
Visual details
A large whale and a smaller calf are visible just below and at the grey-blue ocean surface, surrounded by soft ripples and muted light, with no people, boats, shoreline, or structures visible.
Shot mechanics
High-angle aerial composition from a drone-like viewpoint keeps the animals in the upper and middle portions of frame, with textured water filling the foreground and background and no horizon line visible.

Tags

whalecalfoceanmarine lifeswimmingaerialerialwildlifenaturewaterseamammalmotherbabycalmbluesurfacedrone4kuhd

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
67 MB
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.

A whale and smaller calf appear near the upper left of a grey-blue ocean frame, with soft surface ripples around them and no visible people.
The opening frame introduces the whale pair from a high aerial angle over open water. (0:00)
The whale and calf remain near the top of the frame, slightly farther across the rippled grey-blue water, with no boats or visible people.
This moment keeps the animals small in frame, emphasizing the open-water setting around them. (0:01)
The large whale and calf are more clearly visible near the upper right area, their dark backs contrasting with muted green-blue water and no visible people.
The frame gives a clearer look at the size difference between the adult whale and the calf. (0:02)
The whale and calf sit left of center under a lightly rippled ocean surface, with pale water highlights and no shoreline or visible people.
The pair moves through frame as a compact wildlife subject against uninterrupted ocean texture. (0:03)

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.