Baby elephants indulge in a little rough and tumble as they bundle each other until mother breaks them up

Playful: These incredible pictures show the unusual moment when four baby elephants weighing up to 300kg each decided to pile on top of each other
Playful: These incredible pictures show the unusual moment when four baby elephants weighing up to 300kg each decided to pile on top of each other
Fooling around: The elephants were drinking water on the banks of the Ghwarrie Dam in  Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, as their mother cooled off. And they quickly decided to have some fun
Fooling around: The elephants were drinking water on the banks of the Ghwarrie Dam in Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, as their mother cooled off. And they quickly decided to have some fun
Playful: The elephants started by bumping into each other before deciding to pile on top of each other
Fun: The elephants started by bumping into each other before deciding to pile on top of each other
Fooling around: The elephants were drinking water on the banks of the Ghwarrie Dam in  Addo Elephant National Park, Eastern Cape, South Africa, as their mother cooled off. And they quickly decided to have some fun
Messy: Covered in mud, the baby elephants quickly decided to jump all over each other
Messy: The youngsters' love of play soon turned into a right old rough and tumble
Messy: The youngsters’ love of play soon turned into a right old rough and tumble
Hurt: The pressure was too much for the elephant on the bottom who was left injured after the fun
Hurt: The pressure was too much for the elephant on the bottom who was left injured after the fun
Pile on: The mother of the elephants quickly decided enough was enough and marched over to break up the fun
Pile on: The mother of the elephants quickly decided enough was enough and marched over to break up the fun

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