Little girl terrified by her own shadow

A little girl has run into her mother's arms after noticing a dark figure following her in the park.

The innocent toddler, clad in pink, appears to be too young to understand the silhouette is not a sinister attacker, but her own shadow.

The youngster's mother was recording her walking in the sun with her sister when she made the startling discovery.

She stops in her tracks, only becoming more terrified as the outline joins her as she starts to take some cautionary steps backward.

The girl starts to sob, unable to understand who or what is following her, as her sister forges ahead.

She runs to her mother who quickly scoops her up and assures her everything is okay.

The little girl is not the first child to experience sheer terror when noticing their shadow, with a number of similar encounters going viral in the past.

It is not known where the adorable clip was taken, but was uploaded to YouTube on Sunday.