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Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Guwahati, the Assam state capital, has become the India’s first city to have its own City Animal “Gangetic river dolphin”.

Detailed explanation-3: -Assam’s Guwahati became the first city in the country to have its own city animal after Kamrup metropolitan district administration declared Gangetic River dolphin as its official mascot. Gangetic River Dolphin locally in Guwahati is known as ‘Sihu’ and it is on the verge of extinction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Assam is known for Assam tea and Assam silk. The state was the first site for oil drilling in Asia. Assam is home to the one-horned Indian rhinoceros, along with the wild water buffalo, pygmy hog, tiger and various species of Asiatic birds, and provides one of the last wild habitats for the Asian elephant.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Ganges River Dolphin or also called ‘Susu, ’ is the National Aquatic Animal of India. It is one of the National Symbols of India. Gangetic Dolphins are found in the river systems of Ganga, Brahmaputra, Meghna, and Karnaphuli-Sangu in Nepal, India, and Bangladesh.