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Military Police riding buffalo on the island of Marajo in Brazil (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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Military police mounted on gigantic water buffaloes routinely patrol the streets of the Brazilian island of Marajo

The photo of these two soldiers and their steeds was snapped by photographer Fernando Camara

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[โ€“] moistclump@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why buffalo? Are they controllable?

[โ€“] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

They are very commonly used to pull carts and for field work around the world.