In the cute clip, the huge creature can be seen gently scooping up the tiny blue and yellow shoe using its enormous foot and lengthy trunk.
Slowly grasping the minuscule footwear, the friendly giant delicately returned the shoe dropping it back into the young visitor’s hand.
The smart creature named Shanmai – which means ‘Mountains’ – lives at the Shendiaoshan Wild Animal Nature Reserve in Weihai, China.
At first glance Shanmai initially believed the shoe was food but upon picking it up soon realised it wasn’t a bite to eat, according to a staff member.
Adorable footage has emerged from a nature reserve in China, showing a kind elephant returning a toddler’s show after it had fallen into a zoo enclosure (pictured)
The clever giant named Shanmai, initially believed the footwear was food but soon realised it wasn’t upon scooping it up (pictured: the elephant returning the shoe)
But the kind elephant’s good deed didn’t go unnoticed as a zookeeper later rewarded Shanmai a watermelon for their kind gesture.