06/08/2023 02:27 (UTC)

Police patrol island in Brazilian Amazon on buffalo

Marajó, Aug 5 (EFE).- The phrase "mounted police" typically evokes images of officers on horses or, in some Middle Eastern nations, camels.

Less well known is the world's only buffalo-riding police unit, the 8th Battalion on Ilha de Marajo, a Switzerland-sized island located in the estuary where the Amazon River flows into the Atlantic Ocean. (Camera: MARÍA ANGÉLICA TRONCOSO).

SHOT LIST: POLICE OFFICERS RIDE WATER BUFFALO ON MARAJÓ ISLAND, BRAZIL.

Metadata

Date: 06/08/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Human interest » Curiosity
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 160 seconds
Reference: 7001286777
Relevance: Normal