Snoot boop, shark style! 🦈 We spotted this curious juvenile nurse shark on a remote camera that we deployed while on expedition Rotuma. He treated us to a close look at his snout and mouth before continuing on his way. Nurse sharks have pair of fleshy barbels - which you can glimpse early in the video - that help them detect prey buried in sand or tucked deep inside reef crevices. Once they find a tasty morsel, they are able to use powerful suction in their mouths to pull those invertebrates from the sandy seafloor and out of rock cavities. 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. POV: BRUV Episode 18 - Nurse shark in Rotuma