Pure Joy: Baby Elephant Tickles News Presenter’s Nose Live On-Air, Spreading Smiles and Warmth Across Kenya

A adorable video has emerged of a playful baby elephant tickling a reporter’s nose during a news report in Kenya.

An elephant interrupted my TV broadcast — what happened next was nuts

The KBC journalist Alvin Patterson Kaunda, was interrupted by the animal, named Kindani, as he reported from Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation centre for elephants and rhinos in Nairobi.

Orphaned Baby Elephant Plays With and Interrupts TV Reporter

The hilarious clip, which was shared on Alvin’s Instagram page and re-shared on the trust’s Instagram page, has racked up over 68,000 likes.

The KBC journalist Alvin Patterson Kaunda, was interrupted by a playful baby elephant as he tickled his nose during a report from Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya

The KBC journalist Alvin Patterson Kaunda, was interrupted by a playful baby elephant as he tickled his nose during a report from Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya

At the beginning of the clip the reporter was able to keep a straight face and remained very professional as he spoke about the young orphaned elephants.

He began by saying: ‘It is said charity begins at home, and for these young orphaned elephants, this charitable foundation is what they call home.

At the beginning of the clip the reporter was able to keep a straight face and remained very professional as he spoke about the young orphaned elephants

At the beginning of the clip the reporter was able to keep a straight face and remained very professional as he spoke about the young orphaned elephants

However not long into his report the wild animal started running its truck over Alvin's ear and head

However not long into his report the wild animal started running its truck over Alvin’s ear and head

The reporter remained professional and continued: ‘Human actions are destroying habitats, decimating our entire ecosystem and disrupting the circle of life.