It’s always awkward being caught red-handed doing something that you shouldn’t do.

When faced with such a situation, all you usually want to do is hide from all that attention.

This was exactly what a baby elephant in Thailand did after being caught red-handed (or should we say, red-trunked?) eating sugarcane from a farm.

The cutest failed attempt

According to a report by Mothership quoting BoredPanda, the baby elephant tried to hide its bulky body behind a thin metal pole near the sugarcane field after being caught.

Understandably, hiding behind the pole just didn't work out for the poor elephant.

Take a look at this very cute picture:

A photo of the act went viral on social media, and netizens couldn’t help

but find the whole situation amusing.

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How cute!

We hope that no one harmed the little guy and he's safe with his family again.