Catfish catches pacifier dropped in museum's tank

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A catfish at a Virginia museum ended up with the catch of the day, forcing staff on a dive rescue operation. 

The Virginia Living Museum in Newport News, VA posted a picture on Facebook of what happened when a guest accidentally dropped a sucker into the museum's Cypress Swamp exhibit.

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(Virginia Living Museum)

The museum's albino catfish actually started sucking on the pacifier.

Fortunately, Virginia Living Museum staff were able to rescue the pacifier and return it to the guest. 

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(Virginia Living Museum)

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