ATLANTA — Zoo Atlanta has named a baby cockroach after the New England Patriots' quarterback after the Atlanta Falcons lost to them at Super Bowl LI.
The zoo made a bet with Roger Williams Park Zoo & Carousel Village before the big game.
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The bet was that the two zoos decided the losing side would name one of their baby animals after the winning team’s star quarterback.
Figuring the losing side would be pretty bitter about it, they came to the agreement that baby animal would be a Madagascar hissing cockroach.
Zoo Atlanta introduced Tom Brady on their Facebook page.
Well … the New England Patriots won #SuperBowlLI, so that means we lost our bet with Roger Williams Park Zoo & Carousel Village. Before the game, our two zoos decided the losing side would name one of their baby animals after the winning team’s star quarterback, and figuring the losing side would be pretty bitter about it, we came to the agreement that baby animal … would be a Madagascar hissing cockroach. So without further ado - Meet our newly-named Program Animal family!
Posted by Zoo Atlanta on Monday, February 13, 2017
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