This is the moment a clumsy baby elephant took a tumble as he rushed to catch up with his mother as she crossed a road . The cute calf had been taking a stroll through the bush with his mother at Idube Game Reserve in South Africa . When the pair came across a dirt track road , the adult strolled on ahead confidently . Careful ! A clumsy elephant takes a tumble as he rushes to catch up with his mother as she crosses the road . But when the baby elephant rushed to catch her up he appeared to get his leg caught in the grass . The clumsy little one stumbled as he stepped down onto the path and struggled to regain his balance . Eventually he fell over and landed - trunk first - down in the mud . The cute calf had been taking a stroll through the bush with his mother at Idube Game Reserve in South Africa . But when the baby elephant rushed to catch her up he appeared to get his leg caught in the grass . The clumsy little one stumbled as he stepped down onto the path , eventually losing his balance altogether . Faceplant : The young elephant eventually he fell over and landed - trunk first - down in the mud . Luckily the young elephant did not appear to hurt anything but his pride and was quickly back on his feet . Noticing her clumsy calf 's fall , the mother elephant , who was carrying a huge tree branch in her trunk , had halted her onward march and turned back to check her baby . Having given him a once over , the pair disappeared back into the bush . The incredible moment was captured by reserve ranger and wildlife filmmaker Rob Vamplew , known as Rob the Ranger . Luckily he did not appear to hurt anything but his pride and was quickly back on his feet . Noticing her clumsy calf 's fall , the mother elephant , who was carrying a huge tree branch in her trunk , had halted her onward march . The giant African elephant went back to her baby to make sure he was ok after his trip .
Cute but clumsy elephant calf was following his mother though the bush . Suddenly the youngster appeared to catch his foot and his lose balance . Fell over and landed - trunk first - down in the mud at Idube Game Reserve .