The San Antonio Aquarium is defending its giant Pacific octopus after an incident left a 6-year-old boy, Leo, with bruises covering his arm.

Boy injured in rare octopus incident at Texas aquarium - A Texas mother has gone viral on TikTok for showing off her son’s suction cup bruises from a giant Pacific octopus at the San Antonio Aquarium

The San Antonio Aquarium has been accused of lying about the incident of an octopus clinging onto a child's arm and refusing to let go. Britney Taryn told MySA she was disheartened and frustrated after reading the aquarium's statement about the situation.