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Aerial View Of Whale And Calf Swimming

5s 4K UHD
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

This aerial footage captures a large whale and a smaller calf swimming together in the open ocean. The camera looks down at the water surface, revealing the dark shapes of the marine mammals moving through the grey-green water. Ripples and small splashes indicate their movement as they travel side by side. The scene provides a serene and naturalistic view of marine life, suitable for wildlife documentaries, nature conservation themes, or oceanic backgrounds.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Wildlife documentary, conservation, ocean science, or brand film editors can use this brief aerial view of a whale and calf moving together through open grey-green water.
Edit role
Use it as a short cutaway or transition beat between broader ocean coverage and closer marine life details, with the pair visible under the surface for a quiet six-second insert.

Tags

whalecalfmarine lifeoceanswimmingaerialdronewildlifeseawaternaturedocumentarymammalconservationsurfaceripplesgrey waterwild4kuhd

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
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.

At 0:00, a large whale and smaller calf are faintly visible below rippled grey-green ocean water, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale pair just under the textured surface. (0:00)
At 0:01, the whale and calf remain near the upper center of the frame under a slightly brighter band of rippled water, with no visible people.
This frame keeps the pair centered as the water texture passes over them. (0:01)

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