This is the amusing moment a baby elephant showed a small bird that he was the boss of the watering hole.

Amusing footage captured in Kruger National Park in South Africa on November 28 shows the youngster charging the tiny francolin as it approaches the water source.

"It was really funny to watch this play out in front of us," said the filmer, Edrich Schafer.

"The francolin quickly got out of the way," he added.

"The male baby elephant walked away while swinging his trunk around, looking very impressed with himself," he concluded.

Baby elephants are not only cute by nature but these adorable creatures can also very often be incredibly funny when watching their behaviour.
During a recent safari in the Kruger National Park, we came across a herd of elephants standing next to a watering hole. All the elephants were drinking water besides one male baby elephant. My attention immediately moved to the baby elephant which looked like he had other plans. Not too far from the little elephant was a small bird called a francolin. At first, I honestly did not think that the baby elephant would waste his precious water drinking time on a bird that is a hundred times smaller than him. I was quickly proven wrong and was reminded of actually how funny baby elephants could be. To my surprise the baby elephant was totally committed to show the bird that he was the boss of the watering hole. The baby elephant slowly walked up to the bird before running towards it, letting out two quick trumpets in the process to intimidate the francolin bird even more. It was really funny to watch this play out in front of us.The francolin quickly got out of the way and quickly moved a little further from the charging baby elephant. The bird quickly got over it and continued feeding. The male baby elephant walked away while swinging his trunk around, looking very impressed with himself.