Pictured: «buffalo soldiers» on patrol in Brazil.

Buffaloes' wide-spaced hooves allow them to navigate muddy swamps with relative ease

Brazilian military police officers were photographed riding water buffaloes while patrolling the island Marajo in the northern state of Para.

Officers use animals as a vehicle to cross otherwise impassable wetlands.

Brazilian military police riding water buffaloes on the island of Marajo in the northern state of Para Photo: AFP via Getty Images de Janeiro, named the unit the Brazilian Buffalo Soldiers, after classic reggae Bob Marley.

Buffalo's wide hooves allow them to move relatively easily through muddy swamps. and they seem to be well adapted to cope with the extreme heat of the island.