Did a moose from Calgary really going on a cow raping rampage? Fact check

Bizarre rumours are circulating the Internet that claim a moose escaped from Calgary Zoo only to embark on a spree of sexually assaulting cows in the local area.

These rumours link back to an article that was published on the website WorldNewsDailyReport.com under the headline – CANADA: MOOSE ESCAPES FROM ZOO AND GOES ON COW-RAPING RAMPAGE.

The story, of which you can read an excerpt below, claims that the 200lb moose has been sexually assaulting a “large number of cows” since it managed to escape from a Calgary zoo, much to the protests of local farmers who according to the article were alerted to the incidents by distress calls from their cattle.

A moose that has escaped from the Calgary zoo is wreaking havoc on local farms in the area as the 2,000-pound beast has allegedly been sexually assaulting a large number of cows since its escape two nights ago.
A number of local farmers in the area have warned authorities about a moose that has been seen on many occasions “humping” their cattle and possibly harming the animals.

The story is completely bogus, as many may have already suspected. This tale comes courtesy of popular fake news website WorldNewsDailyReport.com, a well-known spoof website that since 2015 has been one of the most frequently visited spoof websites on the Internet, responsible for starting countless rumours and hoaxes online.


Sponsored Content. Continued below...




In this case the story is demonstrably a hoax since the original photograph, which actually depicts moose-on-moose action, can be seen here.

More sceptical readers could deduce that the site is not meant to be taken seriously through the site disclaimer located on the About Us page –

WNDR assumes however all responsibility for the satirical nature of its articles and for the fictional nature of their content. All characters appearing in the articles in this website – even those based on real people – are entirely fictional and any resemblance between them and any persons, living, dead, or undead is purely a miracle.

As such this story is fake and we don’t recommend spreading it.

Keep up-to-date with all our latest articles. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Continued below...


Thanks for reading! But before you go… as part of our latest series of articles on how to earn a little extra cash using the Internet (without getting scammed) we have been looking into how you can earn gift vouchers (like Amazon vouchers) using reward-per-action websites such as SwagBucks. If you are interested we even have our own sign-up code to get you started. Want to learn more? We discuss it here. (Or you can just sign-up here and use code Nonsense70SB when registering.)

Become a Facebook Supporter. For 0.99p (~$1.30) a month you can become a Facebook fan, meaning you get an optional Supporter Badge when you comment on our Facebook posts, as well as discounts on our merchandise. You can subscribe here (cancel anytime.)