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Aerial View of Whale and Calf Swimming · underwater

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife
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

High-angle aerial footage captures a large whale and a smaller calf swimming beneath the surface of the ocean. The dark silhouettes of the marine mammals are visible through the murky, greenish-blue water, creating subtle ripples and disturbances on the surface. The camera tracks the pair as they move through the calm sea, offering a rare glimpse of marine wildlife behavior from above.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, conservation film, marine science segment, brand film, or social cut needing overhead whale and calf footage in open water.
Edit role
Works as a short cutaway or transition beat between marine wildlife scenes, holding on the water surface while the whale and calf remain partly hidden below.
Visual details
Greenish-blue ocean fills the frame, with faint whale and calf silhouettes under the surface, soft ripples across the water, muted daylight, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
High-angle aerial composition from a drone, looking straight down at textured water with no horizon, shoreline, boats, or foreground objects visible.

Tags

whalecalfoceanmarine lifeswimmingaerialdronewaterwildlifeseanaturemammalsurfaceripplesunderwatersilhouettecalmbluedocumentary4k

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
69 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.

High-angle frame of rippled green-blue ocean water with a faint pale underwater shape near the left side and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the ocean surface before the whale and calf become clearer beneath the water. (0:00)
Aerial view of textured ocean water with a subtle light patch below the surface near the upper middle and no visible people.
This moment keeps the subjects mostly submerged, useful as a restrained wildlife texture. (0:01)
High-angle shot of murky green-blue water with faint darker forms below the surface and no visible people.
The frame shows the whale and calf only as muted silhouettes through the moving water. (0:02)
Rippled ocean surface with indistinct whale silhouette beneath.

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.