When Bambi was growing up, all he had to deal with was a bit of tricky ice and the odd forest predator.
But in Angus on Tuesday, a runaway baby deer caused chaos as it bounded through rush-hour traffic and invaded back gardens.
Shocked Carnoustie residents reported the young calf to police after it attempted to negotiate busy Queen Street at around 8.30am, as commuters headed for work.
The frightened animal was seen darting around the road in front of cars and running in and out of gardens for around half-an-hour, before it disappeared from view.
A spokeswoman for Tayside Police confirmed there had been two reports of the young deer in Carnoustie between 8.20am and 9am.
She said: ”We had two reports of a deer running down Queen Street in Carnoustie. Officers carried out a check of the area but there was no trace of the deer.”
Scottish Wildlife Trust reserves manager Mark Foxwell said it is likely the deer lived in the Carnoustie area and said reports of the species in built-up areas are becoming more common across the UK.
”We are seeing more and more of these types of incidents as deer become more common in our towns in a similar way to urban foxes. It may be that the deer has been separated from its mother, but she will not be far away as they do not abandon their young.
“It is more likely that the mother would have been watching but may not have been seen.”
In February this year police revealed there had been 10 road traffic collisions involving deer in Angus.
Drivers have since been urged to stay vigilant, with the animals causing problems on various country roads.
In one incident on the B9128 Carnoustie to Forfar road, a driver wrote off his car after swerving to avoid a deer and slamming into a brick wall. In another accident on the Hayhillock road, a car flipped over and landed in a field, leaving the driver with minor injuries.
Two vehicles also sustained extensive damage after striking a herd of deer on the A933 Arbroath to Brechin Road.
Inspector Grant Edward said deer will often come down from the hills and on to the roads to get to the salt on the roads and look for food.
He said the number of collisions taking place in the early hours of the morning involving deer has become a major problem.