A free event featuring live animals is coming to Oldham Library later this month.

The ‘ROARsome show’ is coming to the library on Saturday, January 20 between 1pm and 3pm.

The event, which will be free to drop in, is hosted by the Dinosaur, Wildlife and Education Center, which specialises in educational shows surrounding animals and dinosaurs.

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The company works with schools, colleges, universities and private parties across the country to educate children and adults about animals from the past and present.

The show will feature live snakes, lizards, frogs, toads, turtles, tarantulas, and birds, alongside models of eggs, bones and dinosaurs.

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The creatures are the modern descendants of the prehistoric creatures that are currently the focus of Gallery Oldham’s Carboniferous Monsters exhibit, which remains on display in gallery two until Saturday, January 27.

The exhibit, which is touring across the country, showcases reptiles and prehistoric creatures through reconstructions and skeleton casts from museums across the world.

According to Gallery Oldham, the event is suitable for children aged five and up. 

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