Guwahati becomes first city to have 'City Animal'

The Assam state capital on Monday became the first city in the country to have its own City Animal with the Kamrup Metropolitan district administration declaring the Gangetic river dolphin as the mascot.
In a press conference, Kamrup Metropolitan Deputy Commissioner M Angamuthu said that the animal, locally known as 'Sihu', would be the 'City Animal' of Guwahati.
The district administration had organised online and off-line voting among three protected creatures, which are on the verge of extinction, to decide the mascot.
Along with Gangetic river dolphin, the other two animals were black softshell turtle (Bor Kaso) and greater adjutant stork (Hargila).
While less than 2,000 Gangetic river dolphins remain in the Brahmaputra along Guwahati, a recent survey said only a small population of black softshell turtle were found in the river and its tributaries.
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