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Octopus 'climbs out of aquarium tank' and 'tries to eat boy, 6,' in front of mum
Posted on 8/5/25 at 4:05 pm
Posted on 8/5/25 at 4:05 pm
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A six-year-old boy was left covered in bruises after an enormous octopus grabbed his arm and wouldn't let go.
Britney Taryn, the boy’s mother, spoke about the incident, which occurred during a July 14 visit to the San Antonio Aquarium, Texas, in a TikTok video.
“My son is very level-headed when it comes to animals, so when he had his arm in there, and he starts saying, ‘Mom, it’s not letting me go - and way too calmly - I’m like, ‘Oh, okay,’” Britney said. “So I’m helping him get down from the step and trying to pull him away from the octopus, and that octopus is not letting go.”
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Posted on 8/5/25 at 4:08 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
Sometimes I run
Sometimes I hide
Sometimes I’m scared of you
But all I wanna do is hold you tight
Sometimes I hide
Sometimes I’m scared of you
But all I wanna do is hold you tight
Posted on 8/5/25 at 4:08 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
Cephalopods are rad. Thank God they have such short lives and not much interaction with their offspring, otherwise we might have some competition.
Posted on 8/5/25 at 4:09 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
Where’s the dad
Posted on 8/5/25 at 4:12 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
Video or it didnt happen
Posted on 8/5/25 at 4:14 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
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'tries to eat boy
No. Not buying it. This ain't 20,000 leagues under the sea.
Posted on 8/5/25 at 4:15 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
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A spokesperson for the aquarium told PEOPLE: “The safety and well-being of our guests, staff, and animals are our top priorities.” They emphasised that the octopus exhibit is not a touch tank but a “1,000+ gallon habitat intentionally designed with a tall barrier to provide safety for both guests and the animal”. "Reaching the octopus requires a person to lean fully over the wall of the enclosure and reach approximately 24 inches down from the top edge," the representative added. "In this instance, the guest leaned her child over the exhibit barrier, allowing him to reach into the habitat without staff supervision."
Somebody is lying and it’s probably not the aquarium personnel. Seems that a designated touch tank would be easily verifiable.
Posted on 8/5/25 at 4:44 pm to HempHead
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Cephalopods are rad.
Very. Masters of camouflage:
And most people don’t realize that as long as their beak can fit through a hole, the rest of them can go through. It’s weird to think about that being possible. But I remember this video of an octopus escaping a ship through an impossibly small hole:
Posted on 8/5/25 at 4:49 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
If you get eaten by an octopus on dry land, well......
Posted on 8/5/25 at 4:51 pm to CocomoLSU
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Posted on 8/5/25 at 4:51 pm to HempHead
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Cephalopods are rad. Thank God they have such short lives and not much interaction with their offspring, otherwise we might have some competition.
There's a good chance that they're aliens.
Posted on 8/5/25 at 4:55 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
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My son is very level-headed when it comes to animals, so when he had his arm in there,
If the boy is in front of his mom, why did she let her son put his arm in the aquarium? This is on the mom.
Posted on 8/5/25 at 4:56 pm to CocomoLSU
i saw a video several years ago, where they were studying the intelligence level of an octopus by putting it in several scenarios and recording its reactions...they placed it inside a glass jar and put the lid on...the octopus figured it out and unscrewed the lid from the inside to get out 
Posted on 8/5/25 at 4:57 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:They are, in a sense. The genes from which they originated were introduced to this planet independently of the ones that spawned humans and most everything else.
There's a good chance that they're aliens.
Still hundreds of millions of years ago, though.
Posted on 8/5/25 at 5:00 pm to pussywillows
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the octopus figured it out and unscrewed the lid from the inside to get out
Yes I’ve seen that one too. It’s pretty incredible how intelligent they are.
Posted on 8/5/25 at 5:01 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
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octopus
Incredibly smart, even more delicious
Posted on 8/5/25 at 5:10 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
As much octopus that humans eat around the globe (delicious at Vic's on the River in Savannah) it's only fair they get to take a few of us every once in a while.
Also, sounds like a sticky situation.
Also, sounds like a sticky situation.
Posted on 8/5/25 at 5:16 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
Cephalopod Of Peace strikes again.
Posted on 8/5/25 at 5:17 pm to Havoc
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Cephalopod Of Peace strikes again.
little baw almost got eight up
Posted on 8/5/25 at 5:20 pm to NorthshoreTiger76
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San Antonio Aquarium, Texas
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