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Humpback Whale Tail Slapping and Diving in Ocean (Buzzards East Cape los Cabos, 2022)

7s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Buzzards East Cape los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2022
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About this clip

A humpback whale's tail slaps the ocean surface, creating a splash. The whale then submerges, with its tail moving underwater. The sequence shows the whale's diving motion in deep blue water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Use this 4K aerial wildlife clip for ocean documentary scenes, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, or social cuts needing a humpback whale tail slap and dive.
Edit role
The seven-second action works as a short insert, transition beat, or sequence detail between wider whale behavior shots and calmer underwater or ocean-surface footage.
Visual details
A humpback whale moves just below and at the surface of deep blue ocean water, with pale turquoise flukes visible and white splash spreading across the frame, with no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone composition looking down at the whale, keeping the animal in open water with no horizon, shoreline, boats, or foreground objects visible.

Tags

whalehumpbackoceanwatertailflukeslappingdivingsubmergingsplashbluedeepmarineanimalmovementactionseasurface

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
89 MB
Location
Buzzards East Cape Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Jan 2022

Still Frames From This Clip

3 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 of a humpback whale near the deep blue ocean surface at Buzzards East Cape Los Cabos, Mexico, with pale fluke detail visible and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale just below the surface before the larger tail-slap splash builds. (0:00)
Aerial frame of the humpback whale angled under the surface in Buzzards East Cape Los Cabos, Mexico, with rippled blue water around it and no visible people.
This moment gives editors a clear overhead view of the whale body and fluke position in open water. (0:01)
Overhead shot of the humpback whale moving through dark blue water near Buzzards East Cape Los Cabos, Mexico, with a small surface wake and no visible people.
The frame shows the whale continuing its surface movement before the tail slap becomes more forceful. (0:02)

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