The Fall And Retreat!!

The cougar was clearly not happy about being tugged at and it made a wild leap which broke the branch on which it was hanging. It totally freaked Mark’s colleague out and he made a run for his life as can be seen in the gif. We cannot really blame him; a wild animal made a ferocious attempt to free itself and attacked- it would have freaked out the best of us. However, Mark stayed put and calm in the situation. He knew if he let go of the catch-pole, recovering it would have been even more difficult to help the mountain lion and keep themselves safe as well.