Luk Chai can’t hide his joy as he goes for a dip in the pool on Wednesday (November 4).

Taronga Zoo’s most adorable elephant calf has decided to get a head start on summer by taking swimming lessons.

His keepers have discovered him swimming with his mother and aunts in the moat already, with the herd favouring overcast or rainy days for their swimming expeditions.

Elephant Keeper, Lucy Melo, says: “Luk Chai has learned really quickly not to get out of his depth in the water. He goes into the moat at the end near the elephants’ barn, which has steps, making it easy for him to control how deep he gets.”