Baby elephants slap each other over the head with their trunks in adorable play fight 

Baby elephants slap each other over the head with their trunks in adorable play fight

  • Elephants were spotted at a national park in Kanchanaburi province, Thailand 
  • The animals had been eating plants before they started teasing each other 
  • The pair are part of a herd of 50 elephants that were foraging nearby 

This is the adorable moment two baby elephants were spotted hitting each other over the head with their trunks in a play fight.

The animals 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.

Footage captures one of the young animals lightly hitting its friend’s head with its trunk, before the other one retaliates and hits back.

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

The pair were part of a herd of 50 elephants that were foraging when they were filmed by a local wildlife enthusiast, identified only as Prathom.

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 in the wild and a similar number in captivity.

They are kept in sanctuaries, elephant parks, zoos and tourist resorts or with private owners who use them for weddings and religious ceremonies.

The animals had been eating plants before they started teasing each other under the trees at a national park in Kanchanaburi province, western Thailand

The animals had been eating plants before they started teasing each other under the trees at a national park in Kanchanaburi province, western Thailand

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

One of the young animals started lightly hitting its friend’s head using its trunk, who 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 two are part of a herd of 50 elephants that were foraging nearby when they were spotted by a local wildlife enthusiast

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