The baby elephant can be seen to be lifted by the bull’s trunk before being dropped in the dirt before he returned and kicked the tiny calf over.
A young calf is picked up by an adult elephant and tossed into the air in front of shocked tourists at the Addo Elephant National Park in South AfricaCredit: Caters News Agency
The little calf lays stunned on the ground after its ordeal Credit: Caters News Agency
The video emerged after a group of tourists visited the Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa.
The bull picks up the baby elephant for the second time and tosses it aside Credit: Caters News Agency
The mummy elephant then comes to its rescue and protects it from the raging bull Credit: Caters News Agency
Jeni added: “Elephants are usually very protective and we have never seen a bull mishandle a calf.