Cheeky and brave baby elephant 'protects' his mother

A funny video has emerged of an elephant calf pretending to charge a safari car in Kruger National Park, South Africa.

The footage, shot on May 7, shows the baby elephant shaking its head and running towards the car as the passengers laugh at its behaviour.

"We had to drive about 1km backwards, because they kept walking towards us," the filmer wrote online.