A cute video has emerged of a baby elephant squaring up to a safari vehicle in Botswana.

The footage, captured at Chobe National Park, shows the youngster rearing up on its hind legs and mock charging.

"As he inched closer and closer our guide had no choice but to start the vehicle to stave off an imminent attack," the filmer jokingly wrote online.

Although the footage was captured in 2015, it has recently emerged online.