# @natgeopristineseas on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Db6STEOT3Zp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68930372-natgeopristineseas-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/23883ea0b5.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-11T19:11:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Pristine Seas (@natgeopristineseas) — https://gondola.cc/natgeopristineseas

## Caption

Our very first BRUV deployment here in Samoa uncovered this beautiful leopard shark (Stegostoma tigrinum), also known as a zebra shark. 🦈

These carpet sharks are slow-swimming predators that eat gastropods and bivalve mollusks. They frequent sandy bottoms but can also be found on coral reefs, as we observed here. What a great way to start our time in Samoa! 🇼🇸

Baited remote underwater video systems (BRUVs) are a scientific surveying tool that uses unmanned high-definition cameras to spot and record species on a reef. In this #POVBRUV series, we leave the humans behind and watch what happens.

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