Look at the amazement on the faces of these South Tyneside children as they got to meet everything from snakes to lizards.
Each of these photos comes from a school in the borough and they show the day that lessons took an interesting twist.
Whether it was Monkton Infants School, Harton Infants School or St Joseph’s RC Comprehensive School in Hebburn, we have archive photos galore for you to peruse.
We also have scenes from Boldon Comprehensive School, and the Just Learning Nursery in Cleadon.
5. A meeting with Martyn and a pepper snake in Boldn
Martyn Pinto from Zoolab brought a pepper snake with him when he visited Boldon Comprehensive School in 2004. Photo: IB
6. Happy times at Harton Infants
Another wonderful photo from the day the Discovery Zoo came to Harton Infants School in 2010. Photo: IB
7. Saying hello to a tree frog in Cleadon
Becky Jackson from Zoolab showed pupils Kate Gordon and Elliott Gardener a peppered tree frog when she visited the Just Learning Nursery in Cleadon in 2003. Photo: TR
8. Happy times in Hebburn
Hebburn School pupil Ryan McElwee is pictured holding a South American tree frog and a giant African snail in this reminder from 2006. Photo: TR