The Ugratara Temple, in Guwahati, Assam, organised a special darshan of 34 hatchlings of the rare black softshell turtle as these hatchlings will be reintroduced into the wild.
About:
Scientific Name: Nilssonia nigricans.
Common name: The black softshell turtle or Bostami turtle Or Mazari.
What is it? It is a species of freshwater turtle.
Softshell: These turtles are called "softshell" because their shell is light and flexible. This allows them to move more easily in open water, or in muddy lake bottoms. Having a soft shell also allows them to move much faster on land than most turtles.
IUCN conservation status: Extinct in the wild.
Distribution: It is found only in the ponds of some temples in Assam and Bangladesh (Chittagong and Sylhet).
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