In the February edition of Programme e-News, The Scout Association and Deep Sea World in North Queensferry launched a competition to suggest a name for the latest addition to the deep water aquarium; a Sand Tiger Shark being received from Dingle in Republic of Ireland.
We were overwhelmed by the number of names suggested by Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorer Scouts across Scotland for the new Sand Tiger Shark and have now had the opportunity to review them all, consider the reasons for the name and to make a decision.
The newest addition to the aquarium at Deep Sea World will be called...‘Scout’!
Despite it seeming an obvious choice, the name ‘Scout’ will be recognisable instantly to both members of the association and to the general public alike and as a verb, happily describes a major characteristic or behaviour of the shark as the name ‘Sand Tiger’ comes from their tendency to ‘scout’ around shoreline habitats, often seen trolling the ocean floor in the surf zone, very close to shore.
The name was suggested by Ewan Penman, a Cub Scout at 1st Burntisland (11th Fife) Scout Group and he and his Pack will be amongst the first to meet the latest member of the association!
For everybody else; Deep Sea World has offered two exclusive opportunities to meet the Sand Tiger Shark.
The first is A Jawsome Night Out on Friday 20th May 2011 open to all members of The Scout Association and the second is for Cub Scout Packs to have a Pack Day Out and get behind the scenes to complete the Animal Carer or Global Conservation Activity Badges.
Unfortunately BBC’s The One Show were not able to film the release of the Sand Tiger Shark on 17th March due to other priorities; however we still hope to see some press releases and good publicity once Ewan and the rest of his Cub Scout Pack have visited Deep Sea World.
