Adorable footage of an elephant calf falling face-first into a mud pit while crossing a river in Kruger National Park, South Africa.

The clip, filmed on April 27, shows the elephant attempting to cross the river without slipping when suddenly he ends up face-first in the mud.

Wildlife enthusiast Edrich told Newsflare: “The young elephant didn’t get too far before it suddenly tripped and fell face first into the mud. As much as we felt sorry for the young elephant, I couldn’t help but to find it very entertaining and funny at the same time,

“With a little motivation coming from an adult female, the young elephant found new confidence to successfully conquer the last bit of its challenging river crossing,” he continued.

While driving through the Kruger National Park on safari, we stopped to watch a herd of elephants that was busy making their way through a very muddy and slippery river crossing. The river crossing was shallow with water and deep with mud. Our attention was quickly moved to a young elephant that looked like it became stuck in the deep mud. The young elephant was swaying its body back and forth and came unstuck. It casually continued walking again, looking like it will easily manage the last bit of the crossing. The young elephant didn’t get too far before it suddenly tripped and fell face first into the mud. As much as we felt sorry for the young elephant, I couldn’t help but to find it very entertaining and funny at the same time. It looked like the young elephant took a hard knock as it struggled again for quite some time to get back onto its feet. With a little motivation coming from an adult female, the young elephant found new confidence to successfully conquer the last bit of its challenging river crossing.