At three weeks old, this baby Asian elephant loves spending the day scampering around his enclosure in a bid to find his feet.
But it seems the calf is still trying to get to grips with his tiny legs after he fell trunk-first into the mud when his feet got tangled up.
Unsteady: Three-week old Max looks a little wobbly while trying to stand up at Whipsnade Zoo in Dunstable
Unbalanced: The baby animal is still struggling to find its feet after entering the world and begins to slip as he runs around a log
Ouch! He falls trunk-first into the mud as his front legs give way
Max shares Whipsnade’s seven acre paddock with nine other elephants – including brother George, aged three, and half siblings Donna, four, and Scott, two.
Back up: Max’s mother Karishma comes to his rescue within seconds and helps him back to his feet
Supportive: His doting mother has been keeping a close eye on him ever since he was born
Settling in: Max may have only been at the zoo for less than a month, but zookeepers say he is already loved by the herd and is very excitable
Eager: The speedy nipper was moving around on his feet within minutes of being born and is already amusing zookeepers as he gets to grips with his tiny trunk
By his side: Sometimes his mother needs to protect him a little bit more
Siblings: His half brother Scott, two, was uneasy with Max at the start, but is now bullying him which, according to zookeepers, is a good sign
Rascal: Staff at the zoo say the new-born is a ‘handful’ and does not seem to stop