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Leicester Museum's much loved and long running display of wild animals will permanently close this weekend.

The Wild Space gallery at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery currently houses about 100 animals, including lions, zebras, snakes and monkeys. The space is set to be replaced by a cafe in a revamp of the museum.

Leicester City Council said all the animals in the collection - most of which were preserved more than 100 years ago - will be taken away to be deep-cleaned, before being placed into storage, ready to form part of future displays.

The display will permanently close on Sunday.

Helen McCarthy has been to have a last look around.