Sunday, April 11, 2010

Monkey Joins Police Patrol



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Santisuk, a five-year-old pig-tailed macaque monkey, wears a police shirt as he rides atop a patrol vehicle in Saiburi district in Yala province, Thailand. 


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The monkey, who was found injured, has now been adopted by local policemen. 



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Santisuk, which means peace in Thai, goes on patrol with the police each day.


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The force believe Santisuk helps improve their image and relations with the local population in a troubled province.


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Santisuk has a especially embossed shirt.