They seem an unlikely pair of playmates – one a baby elephant, the other an elderly farm dog just a fraction of his size.
But this early riser seemed determined not to let that get in the way of his fun as he desperately tries to wake up his sleeping companion early one morning.
The playful elephant, filmed in Northern Thailand, tries a number of tactics to wake up his tuckered friend, who seems to be oblivious as he continues to sleep through them all.
A bored baby elephant has been filmed desperately trying to wake up a sleeping dog in Northern Thailand in a heartwarming video
They may seem an unlikely pair of playmates, but that doesn’t seem to deter the young elephant
The cheeky elephant, filmed in Northern Thailand, tries a number of tactics to wake up his tuckered friend, who seems to be oblivious as he continues to sleep through them all
First, he tries to poke his lazy pal with his trunk, trying a few different areas of his body for good measure
But after a brief stir, the Labrador remains stubbornly asleep
First, he tries to poke his lazy pal with his trunk, trying a few different areas of his body for good measure.
But after a brief stir, the Labrador remains stubbornly asleep.
Putting one leg on the fence of his enclosure, the elephant leans over even further to inspect the little animal, apparently considering his next move.
Putting one leg on the fence of his enclosure, the elephant leans over even further to inspect the little animal, apparently considering his next move
Soon he has a helping hand from someone off-screen, who leans in to help in poking the dog – dubbed ‘sleeping beauty’ – with a long reed of grass
Eventually, the dog stirs, only to scratch, readjust his position, and fall asleep once more
Soon he has a helping hand from someone off-screen, who leans in to help in poking the dog – dubbed ‘sleeping beauty’ – with a long reed of grass.
Eventually, the dog stirs, only to scratch, readjust his position, and fall asleep once more.
A crowing cockerel can even be heard in the video – which has been shared on YouTube – seemingly also determined to wake the creature.
But even that fails to work.
After taking a brief moment to reflect, the baby elephant then uses his strong trunk to lift the dog’s front paws from the dust and try to lift him from the ground
Even with his paws at least a foot off the ground, the dog refuses to stir
After taking a brief moment to reflect, the baby elephant then uses his strong trunk to lift the dog’s front paws from the dust and try to lift him from the ground.
The video was filmed in Lampang, in Northern Thailand, by a family who had taken a gap year to travel around the world.
They have revealed that shortly after the camera stopped rolling, the playful elephant gave up on his mission for a playmate and fell asleep, his head resting against the fence of his farmyard pen.
