Dinosaur fever swept through the North East as hundreds of young visitors put a resident expert to the test at a special event celebrating one of the region's most popular family attractions.
More than 400 children visited the Life Science Centre on Wednesday, August 19, to meet dinosaur expert Jake Morton as part of The Great Dinosaur Escape exhibition.
The North’s biggest collection of moving dinosaurs, the exhibition features more than 25 dinosaurs, including a towering 9-metre T.rex and a baby Stegosaurus.
Sahana Karim and Life’s Jake Morton
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Jake Morton, Life’s schools and communities project co-ordinator, said: "One of the things I love about dinosaurs is that there is always something new to discover.
"My background in geology and palaeobiology has given me the opportunity to understand dinosaurs from a scientific perspective, but events like this remind me just how much curiosity and excitement they can inspire in children."
Children took part in a live Ask Jake session, a real-life version of Mr Morton's popular social media series where he answers questions from young dinosaur fans.
left, Alfie Rickelton and Life’s Jake Morton
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Questions covered everything from what dinosaurs ate and how they lived to which species were the biggest, fastest and fiercest.
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Mr Morton said: "It was fantastic to meet so many young dinosaur fans and hear the questions they had.
"Hopefully we’ve inspired some of our visitors to keep asking questions – and perhaps even sparked a few future careers in palaeontology along the way."
The Great Dinosaur Escape has drawn record-breaking visitor numbers since it opened.