When it comes to an unforgettable moment, this image showing a baby elephant reaching out and grabbing his mother’s tusk with his trunk, takes some beating.
The charming little elephant clearly needed a helping hand, wrapping his tiny trunk tightly around his mum for comfort as the herd stomped their way across the African plain.
The sweet scene was caught on camera by photographer Corlette Wessels, at Madikwe Game Park in South Africa.

Cute snaps of this adorable baby elephant reaching out his trunk to grab onto his mum’s tusk will make your day

The charming little elephant clearly needed a helping hand, wrapping his tiny trunk tightly around his mum for comfort as the herd stomped their way across the African plain

This image shows several baby elephants reaching out towards the mother during a trip to a dam for a drink of water
Corlette, 42, said: ‘This herd of elephants wanted to cross the road to get to the dam for a drink of water.
‘They had a few young ones in the herd, and this tiny baby was clearly an attention seeker.
‘He was playing with sticks and teasing the younger elephants. Later, his mum grabbed the stick from him and tossed it away.

Taken to tusk: This picture appears to show one of the baby elephants being fed by one of the adults

One baby elephant looks puzzled as it stands next to its mother and the other elephants

This young elephant seems to be kneeling down to inspect something on the ground. Photographer Corlette Wessels, who took this image, said that when she saw the images her heart ‘was filled with love’
‘I think he just wanted to grab her tusk to say sorry and that he loves her.
‘It was so special and done with so much love.
‘When I saw the images my heart was filled with love – it was great to see how these very intelligent animals show their love, care and respect for each other.’