ATLANTA -- After the Falcons fell victim to the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history, an Atlanta zoo named a cockroach after Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Zoo Atlanta said it had a bet with Rhode Island's Roger Williams Park Zoo that called for the loser to name a baby animal after the winning team's quarterback. Both zoos figured the loser would be bitter about the game, so they agreed the animal in question would be a Madagascar hissing cockroach.
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