This footage shows a hungry wild elephant was caught stealing food from a tourist's car in Thailand.

The jumbo was spotted rummaging through the boot of the vehicle while it was parked at the Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima Province.

The animal is seen walking to the black sedan and picking up food from its rear compartment.

Onlooking tourists called an officer for assistance, prompting a quick response.

Officials were seen driving a pickup truck to chase the elephant back to the forest and eventually wandered off without hurting anyone.

A hungry wild elephant was caught stealing food from a tourist's car in Thailand.

The jumbo was spotted rummaging through the boot of the vehicle while it was parked at the Khao Yai National Park in Nakhon Ratchasima Province.

Footage shows the animal walking to the black sedan and picking up food from its rear compartment.

Onlooking tourists called an officer for assistance, prompting a quick response.

Officials can be seen driving a pickup truck to shoo the elephant back to the forest. It wandered off without hurting anyone.

Elephants are known for their voracious appetite. The World Wildlife Federation (WWF) found need to eat up to 150kg of food per day - the equivalent of 375 tins of baked beans

Conservationists in Thailand say that wild elephants - up to 3,500 of them - have even developed a taste for human food and prefer to rummage through homes and vehicles for snacks, instead of the bland leaves they find in the forest.