Brazilian police water buffalo

Brazilian police used the swampy Amazon island of Marajo water buffalo to fight crime.

Regularly turn out the buffalo in wet areas much faster than horses out of the way in the pursuit of criminals. Buffaloes do not really belong in Brazil. It concerns so-called Asian water buffalo landed ago in the area more than a century, according to legend and fine appeared to thrive on the island. Meanwhile, life is more than 100. 000. They are not only used by the police. The pizza is, for example, buffalo. a well-known dish.

Marajo is one of the larger islands in the world and equal in size to Switzerland. On this vast area, the police used several boats, three cars, two motorcycles and five buffaloes.

Regularly turn out the buffalo in wet areas much faster than horses out of the way in the pursuit of criminals. Buffaloes do not really belong in Brazil. It concerns so-called Asian water buffalo landed ago in the area more than a century, according to legend and fine appeared to thrive on the island. Meanwhile, life is more than 100. 000. They are not only used by the police. The pizza is, for example, buffalo. a well-known dish.

Marajo is one of the larger islands in the world and equal in size to Switzerland. On this vast area, the police used several boats, three cars, two motorcycles and five buffaloes.