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BUZZARDS EAST CAPE LOS CABOS BCS MEXICO-2022: Humpback Whale Tail Slapping Ocean Surface

7s 4K UHD Buzzards East Cape Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2022
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About this clip

A humpback whale's tail repeatedly slaps the ocean surface, creating white splashes and foam. The whale's tail flukes, marked with white, move rhythmically above the deep blue water. The sequence captures the dynamic motion of the tail striking the sea, generating ripples and spray.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary segments, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation stories, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing aerial humpback whale behavior over deep blue ocean.
Edit role
The 7-second burst works as an energetic insert, transition beat, or closer after a calmer whale swimming shot, with repeated tail strikes giving editors visible impact points.

Tags

BUZZARDS EAST CAPE LOS CABOS BCS MEXICO2022whaletailoceanwatersplashmovementbluewhitemarineanimalseasurfacesplashingaquaticwildlifedynamicwavefoam

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Location
Buzzards East Cape Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Jan 2022

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.

Aerial view at Buzzards East Cape Los Cabos of a humpback whale's pale tail flukes striking dark blue water, with bright foam spreading around the impact and no visible people.
The opening frame catches the tail flukes at the surface as the first white splash spreads across the blue water. (0:00)
Whale beneath blue water beside a widening white splash ring.

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