Youngsters came face to face with a dodo and handled an elephant's tusks during a series of workshops on endangered species.
Oxford Museum of Natural History, in Parks Road, was inundated with youngsters who wanted to take part in the half-term sessions called Dead as a Dodo.
The workshops were designed to educate children about endangered species and make them aware how animals can become extinct.
About 200 children took part in the action-packed sessions, which involved mask making and quizzes as well as talks about endangered species.
Janet Stott, the museum's education officer, said: "A lot of them enjoyed being able to feel the weight of an elephant tusk and being able to hold dodo bones, which are 400 years old."
The children were also able to see a new reconstructed model, commissioned by the museum, which reveals that the dodo was slimmer and less clumsy than previously thought.
Story date: Monday 22 February
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