Basic Information

Bambi's mother is a doe who lives in the Great Prince's forest, she is also the Great Prince's mate and at the begining of the film gave birth to Bambi, The Young Prince of the forest. Her name is unknown.

Throughout part of the film's begining Bambi's mother is seen teaching to her son about the rules of their forest, of man, the meadow and allowing him to go and play with Thumper the rabbit and his sisters. Sadly, during winter, while she and Bambi were out on a snowy open field eating the first spring grass, Bambi's mother was shot by man and never seen again, except by her son (in the film Bambi II) when she makes a quick appearance in her son's dream.

Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney) Bambi: A Life in the Woods (book by Felix Salten)

Species of Deer: White-tailed deer

Appearance: Tall, slender, light brown with a dark brown stripe down her back

Personality: Wise and motherly, gentle, though can be stern at times.

Relations: The Great Prince (husband), Bambi (son), Geno and Gurri (grandchildren), Faline (daughter-in-law)

Friends: Thumper's mother, Mrs Quail, some of the animals of The Forest

Foes: Man, dogs

Trivia

Bambi was originally supposed to go back to his mother after she was shot and find her in a pool of blood. This idea was scrapped due to it being too gruesome for a family movie.

It is supposed that it was Bambi's mother who is the deer that appears in the very first shot of Beauty and the Beast (1991), and is seen by the character, Kay in The Sword in the Stone (1963) and Shere Khan in The Jungle Book (1967). It is also supposed that the two deer who are shown in The Rescuers (1977) are Bambi and his mother.