This is the moment a wild elephant saw off a crocodile in a dam in South Africa.

Footage captured by Tony Donnelly in Kruger National Park last month shows the young male splashing the water repeatedly as the reptile approaches.

"We noticed a crocodile swimming across the dam towards a small group of elephants on the other side of the dam," said Donnelly.

"This particular young male elephant took offence...and decided to do something about it," he added.

Whilst driving along a dam wall in the Kruger Park Northern Regions recently we noticed a Crocodile swimming across the dam towards a small group of Elephants on the other side of the dam. This particular young male Elephant took offence to the Crocodiles territorial display and decided to do something about it. Since the temperature was in the mid 40s C - the Elephant decided to make the most of his "seeing off" behaviour to have a cooling off bath at the same time !