Giggle-inducing moment young elephant falls flat on its face in the mud

Giggle-inducing moment a young elephant falls flat on its face in the mud while struggling though slippery crossing Baby elephant slips on its way out of a river in Kruger National Park, South Africa The pachyderm gets covered with watery mud and struggles to find its footing After a few shunts from an adult elephant, it gets up and races up the riverbank 

By James Gant For Mailonline

Published: 19:29 BST, 30 April 2019 | Updated: 19:29 BST, 30 April 2019

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This is the hilarious moment a baby elephant takes a tumble and ends up falling face first into a huge mud pit.

The adorable footage from Kruger National Park in South Africa shows the calf as it makes its way across a river on Saturday.

But the poor pachyderm slips as it takes its last step out of the murky water and slumps down on to its left side.

The baby elephant ends up slumped over in the mud on the edge of a river in Kruger National Park in South Africa

The baby elephant ends up slumped over in the mud on the edge of a river in Kruger National Park in South Africa

It struggles to regain its footing, with muck coated across its left eye and most of its body

It struggles to regain its footing,

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