Don’t worry it’s not ‘Walrus McWalrusface’, but after popular demand The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery & Museum has named their Walrus.
Marmalade is the chosen name for the large flippered marine mammal after a public vote. It’s thought the name has proved popular with visitors due to the long association Dundee has with marmalade and also that it is a feature of their current ‘Dundee Preserves’ exhibition.
Marmalade took 35% of the vote, with Whonda second with 20%. Other names on the shortlist were Gertrude, Pricilla, Florence, Daisy and Evangeline.
The museum has been collecting suggestions since the exhibition opened in June and curators selected a shortlist of seven earlier this month which was then put to a public vote to choose the final name and revealed as part of an online advent calendar.
Gareth Jackson-Hunt, Museum Services Section Leader said: “Naming Marmalade has been great fun. She has been a very popular part of our Dundee Preserves exhibition and I would encourage everyone to get along and see her before the show finishes.
“Dundee is world famous for its association with jams and marmalades so it’s fitting that we have a name to reflect that connection.”
Visitors have until January 7 to visit Marmalade as part of the Dundee Preserves: Caring for the City’s Collections.