This is the adorable moment a baby elephant slides down a muddy slope on its knees in a Chinese rainforest.

The frolicking elephant calf was filmed at the Xishuangbanna Wild Elephant Valley Tropical Rain Forest Scenic Area in the southern Chinese province of Yunnan.

The Asian elephant calf, named Yishuang, is the fifth elephant born at the park’s breeding centre.

Now three years old, the cute calf was filmed enjoying itself on a muddy slope in the rainforest.

The incident was filmed while staff took the calf out for field training.

A park spokesperson said Yishuang was born on 22nd December 2017 and is developing well after becoming the fifth calf born at their breeding centre.

According to the spokesperson, elephants generally live for between 60 and 70 years, and young Yishuang is currently like a naughty preschooler.

In the footage, the cute baby elephant is seen kneeling on the muddy hillside before allowing its bulky weight to slide along the ground to the bottom.

Netizen ‘Lianliankan’ commented: “Lovely!”

‘Xiaoyu’ said: “The elephant is way too cute! Young elephants are similar to human kids! Lol.”

‘Open-minded Chanjuan’ simply wrote: “So cute!”