Wait for me, wait for me! You might remember how hard it was to keep up with the grown ups when you were little. Now imagine that you’re a baby elephant. Grown up elephants are so big! One woman caught a weeks-old elephant crossing the street with her herd of adults and was so smitten. It was the cutest little elephant she’d ever seen.

Los Angeles based photographer Alex was stunned that she caught the moment on camera. Seeing the herd pass by would have been so incredible on its own, but this little one made it even more special.

Alex was vacationing in the Serengeti in Africa when she was stopped in her tracks, literally. The elephants took their time crossing in front of her. There were so many of them! I don’t know about you, but this seems like it was way better than seeing one or two elephants at the zoo. You were seeing tons of them! And in the wild too.

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The woman was already pretty much awe-struck as the animals crossed. But then she spotted a teeny, tiny elephant amongst them and was practically swooning. It’s almost hard to spot the sweetie — everyone else is so large!

“The most incredible safari experience in the Serengeti,” she wrote in the caption. “What a dream!”

Alex wasn’t alone. The comments section was just as amazed!

“Thats not that sma- OH MY GOODNESS,” joked one person.

“I would’ve broken down in ugly sobs. There is something so beautiful about an elephant herd with littles,” chimed in another person.

“Elephants are such a gift to the world. My heart hurts knowing some people out there actually take fun in hurting these innocent babies,” wrote another commenter.

“Oooohhh that’s a fresh one!” one person quipped.

Elephants in the Serengeti National Park

This baby is truly so small, I had to know what kind of elephant she was! There are a few kinds of elephants at Serengeti, and at Serengeti National Park you can specifically see African Bush elephants, African Savannah Elephants, and Asian elephants. All of which would be so cool!

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This story was originally reported by PetHelpful on Oct 28, 2025, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.