This is the beautiful moment a family of elephants walked down the road together.

The jumbos were seen holding up traffic as they trudged along the mountain road in Nakhon Ratchasima, northern Thailand, on August 6.

Motorist Tina Roongarn was in the back of a pickup truck when she recorded the herd as they walked towards her. There were four adults and five juveniles.

Tina said they emerged from woodland on her left before crossing the road and disappearing into trees on the other side.

She said: ''This was the cutest thing I have seen all year. It makes me so happy to know that the elephant family are all healthy.

''In the wild, they are the most beautiful animals. It's very special to see them, especially in such a large group.''