A wayward wallaby found itself in a police chase across the Sydney Habour Bridge.
A wallaby was chased by cops
The adult male didn't appear to suffer any serious injury after it hopped across eight lanes of traffic on the bridge just before sunrise, with police trying to bring it to safety.
As reported by the Metro newspaper, the animal is expected to be returned to the wild within days after its adventure, which saw it turn onto an expressway toward the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia.
He was eventually captured by officers near the city's Conservatorium of Music and taken on a horse float.
Although veterinarian Larry Vogelnest revealed the wallaby was understandably ''quite distressed'', he was given a tranquilliser and taken to Taronga Zoo for assessment at its wildlife hospital.
He added: ''It's unusual obviously to have a wallaby running around on the Harbour Bridge, but there are more and more of these wallabies turning up in bush land close to the city.''
Police saw the funny side, with Police Inspector Kylie Smith joking about the bizarre pursuit.
She laughed: ''When police arrived, the wallaby refused to obey police directions and initially evaded police.''