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'Peter Moosebridge' visits Alberta home to watch CBC

Danielle Nerman | CBC News | Posted: April 27, 2016 9:43 PM | Last Updated: April 28, 2016

Moose watches CBC Calgary news and The National through window of Bragg Creek home

Image | The real Peter Moosebridge

Caption: A moose watches a CBC Calgary newscast through the window of a house in Bragg Creek. The hamlet is located about 30 kilometres west of Calgary. (Pierre Bolduc)

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CBC News has learned that Peter Moosebridge has left his big city life in Zootopia and relocated to southern Alberta.
The cartoon anchor with antlers, inspired by CBC's own chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge, was last spotted on the front porch of a rural house, peering through the window into the TV room.
The homeowner, Pierre Bolduc, said Moosebridge appeared to be watching(external link) the evening news on CBC TV.

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"It was fantastic to observe the moose as the news reported the water safety concern in the U.S.A. with the lead poisoning," joked Bolduc.
Between December and March, Bolduc said he captured the moose on video several times, mostly during the CBC Calgary News at 6.
The animal did drop by once for The National.
"However it was Wendy Mesley who hosted, not Peter Mansbridge."
Though the moose is female, Bolduc still calls her Peter Moosebridge.
Over the winter, Bolduc said she visited him "just about every night," but admits she probably wasn't there to catch up on current affairs.
"Seriously speaking, it's because I put out a bale of hay in order to attract her."

Image | moose watches CBC TV

Caption: See the reflection on the left? That's Pierre Bolduc's TV. He's certain the moose, whom he named Peter Moosebridge, was dropping by to watch CBC's The National. (Pierre Bolduc)

Image | moose watches TV in Alberta

Caption: Homeowner Pierre Bolduc named the female moose Peter Moosebridge after the Zootopia character. He says 'Wendy Mooseley' just didn't sound right. (Pierre Bolduc)

Bolduc said he was a "big moose hunter" until he retired in Bragg Creek, a hamlet located about 30 kilometres west of Calgary.
"I now have completely gone into trying to preserve wildlife."
That includes reintroducing beavers to the pond on his acreage and building nests for predatory birds in his community.

Image | Peter Moosebridge

Caption: Peter Moosebridge, the cartoon anchor in the Disney film Zootopia, was voiced by the CBC's Peter Mansbridge. (Disney)

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