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Watch This Adorable Baby Elephant Have the Most Fun in a Bath Ever

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By Rishi Iyengar

Your dog or cat may hate bath time, but this baby elephant absolutely loves it.

In a video purportedly taken at the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace & Royal Kraal in Thailand, the lumbering calf half-dives, half-falls into a tub barely big enough for him … four times.

The way he stumbles around, much to the delight of his giggling audience, makes it seem like there’s an alcoholic content to the liquid in that tub.

The little tusker even grabs the hose in his trunk and playfully runs away, but not before leaving behind a rather nasty surprise.

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