Adult in China's viral elephant herd swats away mosquitos from sleeping calf

An adult in China's migrating elephant herd swatted away mosquitos from a sleeping calf.

An adult in China's migrating elephant herd swatted away mosquitos from a sleeping calf.

The video, filmed in the city of Yuxi in Yunnan Province on June 14, shows an adult elephant holding a tree branch in its trunk to drive mosquitos away from a sleeping calf.

The video was provided by local media with permission.