A man has been arrested by US border control officials after he was caught raping a cow, police say.

TheSun reports that Jose Nino, 29, was arrested after authorities said they caught him in the act in Texas, USA.

Nino was said to have got intimate with the animal near the Starr and Hidalgo county line.

US Border Patrol agents saw him “having sex with a cow,” police said.

Starr County Sheriff officers identified Mexican Nino as the suspect after an investigation.

He was charged with bestiality with bail set at $1,500 dollars (£1,140).