This is the adorable moment two baby elephants were seen play fighting - hitting each other over the head with their trunks.

The baby jumbos had been eating plants before they started teasing each other under the trees at a national park in Kanchanaburi province, western Thailand, on October 30.

One of the young animals started lightly hitting its friend's head using its trunk, who retaliated and hit back.

The two are part of a herd of 50 elephants that were foraging nearby when they were spotted by a local wildlife enthusiast.

The resident who found the jumbos, Prathom, said they had been eating plants along the small trail, then started playing with each other.

Prathom said: "The baby elephants are so friendly and cute. It makes me so happy to see them enjoying life in their natural environment.''

Thailand has at least 2,000 elephants living in the wild and a similar number in captivity, where they stay in sanctuaries, elephant parks, zoos, tourist resorts or with private owners who use them for weddings and religious ceremonies.