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Emma Gill

Giant Lego animals coming to Knowsley Safari this summer made from one MILLION Lego bricks

The Ultimate Brick Safari is coming to Knowsley this summer featuring giant Lego animals.

Tigers, giraffes, meerkats, hyenas and more will be among the 80 brick animals taking-up residency on the Foot Safari.

The collection of models - made from more than one million Lego bricks and taking more than 6,200 hours to build - will be revealed on Saturday, July 20 and will be there right across the school holidays, until September 2.

Visitors will be able to marvel at Tenzin the Tiger, a towering Bengal tiger made from around 85,000 bricks and Earl Grey the Elephant, who took a team of six builders more than nine weeks to create using more than 270,000 bricks.

(Manchester Evening News)

The Ultimate Brick Safari also features a Silverback Gorilla, panda cubs, a meerkat family and a group of dangling bats, as well as lively lizards and super scorpions.

As well as being able to enjoy the models, families will be able to get a trail pack, with questions to answer as they go round.

And they'll have chance to see what else the attraction has to offer, from sea lion displays and a bat forest, to its Tiger Trail, a unique 10,000 square metre natural habitat that’s home to Amur tiger sisters Bira and Sinda.

Swipe right through the gallery below to see more of the Lego animals

Rachel Scott, head of marketing at Knowsley Safari, said: “We wanted to do something extra special for the summer holidays to help parents entertain the kids on days out. The Ultimate Brick Safari was a natural choice.

"This exhibition captures the imagination of children and parents alike, and the sculptures are a fantastic talking point to learn more about wildlife. The models look brilliant and I’m sure they’ll be the focus for many school holiday selfies."

The Lego models will be included in the usual ticket prices - £17.50 adults, £13.50 children - and trail packs are expected to cost an extra 50p.

To find out more, or to book online and save 20%, visit the website here .

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