Police arrested Irvin on Thursday a few blocks from The Dallas World Aquarium after he’d been there asking questions about animals at the aquarium and a worker recognized him from news coverage.

A six-year-old boy was hurt when an octopus grabbed on to his arm and wouldn’t let go after the boy reached into a touch tank at the San Antonio Aquarium, his mother said.

An octopus attacked a 6-year-old boy at an interactive exhibit at the San Antonio Aquarium, according to his mother — who also claimed workers brushed off the incident involving what they ...

Britney Taryn, the boy's mom, has gone viral on TikTok after posting about her son's encounter with a giant Pacific octopus on July 14.