The dream of seeing more than 800 species of animals came true for second-grader Alyosha Arkhipov from Cheboksary.

A trip with his family to Moscow and an exciting excursion to the capital zoo were presented to him by employees of the Volga-Kama interregional Department of Rosprirodnadzor.

Alyosha spent an exciting day full of impressions and discoveries! I saw exotic animals - lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes, as well as numerous birds, reptiles and fish. But Alexey especially remembered the deer, the penguin and the polar bear. The Moscow Zoo impressed the boy not only with the variety of animals representing different corners of the planet, but also with the unique atmosphere of nature.

Alyosha told about his dream to visit the oldest zoo in Europe at the marathon of kindness. He made a stunning mock-up of the earth using a variety of materials: candy wrappers, plastic juice tubes, wood, cones, foam rubber, styrofoam and even holofiber.

Congratulations to Alexey on an exciting trip and acquaintance with the most amazing animals!

You can see a video response about this and other examples of kindness within the "Ball of Desires" here.