An elephant that lost one of its front legs after stepping on a landmine, as been fitted with a new prosthetic leg at a elephant hospital in Thailand.

In 2007, Seven-month-old Mosha was crossing the Thai-Burma border with her mother when she stepped on a landmine, which detached her front right leg above the knee.

Both elephants were rushed to the Friends of the Asian Elephant hospital and sanctuary in Lampang, Northern Thailand, where a fearful Mosha was cared for and treated for her injuries.

Mosha became the first elephant in the world to receive a prosthetic leg, when she was originally fitted after a couple of years at the hospital. However, the success of the leg meant that Mosha rapidly grew in size and despite multiple refitting of the original leg, she was in a need of a replacement.

Now, weighing over a half a tonne, Mosha has been fitted with a new prosthetic leg, and can be seen celebrating her new-found mobility by triumphantly throwing sand across her back.