This baby elephant has become the star attraction of a village in Sri Lanka after it was rescued from a crocodile-infested well.

The calf had slipped away from its mother and fallen into a well near Vavuniya, in the north of the country.

The villagers alerted wildlife officials who were keen to carry out the rescue quickly as it was believed the well was home to a crocodile.

Using a digger, they lifted the baby out of the well and it was treated by vets.

Wildlife officials say the elephant is in good health and they will attempt to reunite it with its mother.

If they are unable to, they will arrange for its transport to a sanctuary.

The footage was captured on October 8.

The Vavuniya wildlife rangers were able to rescue a baby elephant of around four months who had fallen into a well in the Vavuniya, Bogaswewa, Namalgama. The baby elephant had crept through the electric fence erected around the Namalgama village and the villagers had tried to catch the baby elephant.Despite the efforts of the villagers, the elephant had escaped into the jungle and at night, it had fallen into the well.The villagers had notified the Vavuniya wildlife officers of the incident and they had arrived and using a backhoe, had rescued the elephant.The wildlife officers had expedited the rescue as there was a crocodile in the well and they were worried that it could harm the baby elephant.The rescued baby elephant is being treated at the Vavuniya veterinarian office by Veterinarian B. Giridaran. The wildlife officers said that the baby elephant is recovering well and is in good health.The wildlife rangers claim that the baby elephant had been with its mother when it crept through the electric fence and they would make an effort to find its mother and reunite the baby elephant with its mother. However, if they are unable to locate its mother, the baby elephant would be sent to a safe sanctuary.The Bogaswewa police officers and villagers had assisted in rescuing this baby elephant.