This is the adorable moment a baby elephant tries to play with his mahout as he paints a fence by tapping him with his trunk to get his attention.<br /><br />Dan Daeng, 20, was doing the DIY task giving the bamboo poles a coat of protective paint for the coming winter when the one-year-old jumbo walked over behind him.<br /><br />The playful little elephant named Khunsuk reached through his enclosure and began using his trunk to tap Daeng.<br /><br />The mahout tried to ignore the elephant and carry on his with his work, but Khunsuk slapped him on the cheek with his trunk.<br /><br />Khunsuk then stood up on his two hind legs while resting his front feet on the fence as he ruffled the mahout's hair with his trunk.<br /><br />The adorable footage was captured at the Mae-Sa Elephant Camp in Chiang Mai, Thailand on December 23.<br /><br />Dan, the man in the video, said: ''I didn't notice him behind me until he touched my leg with his trunk.<br /><br />''He just wanted to play but I was busy painting. Khunsuk has more energy than any elephant I have seen. He very cute.''
