From KSAT: A woman is calling for changes at the San Antonio Aquarium after she says an octopus attacked her son.
In videos posted to TikTok that have gone viral, Britney Taryn describes the giant Pacific octopus attacking her 6-year-old son, Leo. Two of the videos surpassed 1 million views as of Wednesday.
Taryn told KSAT that she and Leo have been members at the aquarium for years. Leo is an animal lover, and he said his favorite part of visiting is seeing the octopus.
“It was suctioned onto him and so I tried to help him get down and away from the glass,” the mom said.
An employee who came to help reportedly OM enter, “Oh – she’s super playful today.
There was a struggle to pry the creature away, but employees eventually prevailed.
In the complaint, Taryn said her son “sustained extensive suction bruises” and that “the employees on-site downplayed the incident.”
Taryn says visitors are allowed to touch the octopus.
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