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Baby elephant chases swallows in South African road

"Such a cute video of a tiny new-born elephant trying to chase away the low flying swallows that are around him," the video's description on the Kruger Sightings YouTube channel reads.

By Ben Hooper
A baby elephant chases swallows in the road at Kruger National Park in South Africa. Kruger Slightings/YouTube
A baby elephant chases swallows in the road at Kruger National Park in South Africa. Kruger Slightings/YouTube

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KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, South Africa, July 29 (UPI) -- An African elephant calf was caught on camera wandering into a road and chasing sparrows at a South African national park.

The video, posted to the Kruger Sightings YouTube channel, shows a newborn elephant calf wandering in a road inside Kruger National Park and running after birds surrounding it.

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"Such a cute video of a tiny new-born elephant trying to chase away the low flying swallows that are around him," the video's description reads.

The elephant fails to catch any swallows, but appears to succeed at having a great time trying.

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