By Harry Howard For Mailonline
Published: 16:19 BST, 10 June 2019 | Updated: 16:19 BST, 10 June 2019
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This is the adorable moment a newborn baby Indian elephant falls over as it struggles to its feet for the first time at a Belgian zoo.
The elephant was born early last Saturday morning at Pairi Daiza, a privately owned zoo in Brugelette, in the Hainaut province of Belgium.
Footage shows the baby in the moments after it is born and its mother stands over it as it makes a failed attempt to stand on its feet - before it eventually unsteadily succeeds.
A baby Indian elephant lies underneath its mother moments after it has been born at Pairi Daiza, a privately owned zoo in Brugelette, in the Hainaut province of Belgium
The female elephant's birth - the third female born out of four births at the zoo - was branded by head keeper Rob Conachie as 'a fantastic step forward' in protecting the endangered species of elephant.
The baby's birth was also the second elephant birth at the zoo this year.
The footage first shows the animal curled up on the sandy
