An octopus in a petting aquarium saw its chance and attacked a 6-year-old boy, leaving him with multiple bruises across his arm.
The young man was visiting the San Antonio Aquarium when he came to his favourite exhibition. A large octopus sits in a tank, and guests are encouraged to gently pet the eight-legged sea monster. This is already problematic and must be tedious for the intelligent octopus.
As the 6-year-old reached into the octopus tank, his mother, Britney Taryn, noticed that it was attaching its suckers to his arm. They’re surprisingly strong, and once those suckers are on, they’re not coming off in a hurry.
The boy’s mom quickly realised something was amiss, and she rushed to help her son from the octopus attack. “The octopus started to come out, up over the glass. My friend and I were not sure what to do. There were no employees around, so we started yelling for help,” she said, speaking to KSAT.
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The young boy was completely locked in with the octopus. His mother rushed over to help him become unstuck. By the time she freed him, his arm was covered in sucker marks and large red welts. The little guy was left shocked and shaken by his experience.
The mom is now on a tirade against the aquarium. Typically, there would be someone keeping an eye on the tank, but this time, it was unattended. She is claiming that they didn’t give the tank and octopus the care and attention it needed, resulting in the attack.
Thankfully, the octopus didn’t pull the boy in and drown him. However, the strong animal could have easily wrapped the boy up, given the chance. But it was probably just being friendly. The boy often comes to visit it, and they have amazing memories. The bruises were just love bites left behind by the big cuddle.
The story garnered a lot of attention on TikTok. As a result, many people are calling for an investigation into the aquarium. It seems like the octopus isn’t being cared for well enough. There have since been numerous other videos of the same sea beast locking onto people.