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This is the moment a hiker turned the tables on a mountain lion that was stalking him by roaring at it, causing it to flee in fear.
The footage, captured on January 8 in Los Angeles, shows a man's legs as he walks along a trail through dry undergrowth, with a large body of water in the distance.
Suddenly, a mountain lion appears on his tail, bounding after him and appearing ready to pounce.
This is the moment a man turns to roar at a mountain lion as it bounds towards him in Los Angeles on January 8
The footage starts with the man following a trail through scrubby vegetation towards a body of water
The pursued man turns to face the wild cat and lets out a yell, mimicking the roar of a lion.
Confused by the hiker's display of defiance, the mountain lion dives into the dry bushes and out of sight of the camera.
The mountain lion appears to be a cub, and nowhere close to the full-adult size of 8ft long and between 130 to 150lbs.
The unnamed man shared the footage online, commenting: 'I was stalked by a mountain lion so I ran up on and scared it away with a roar at the last minute.'
The footage has attracted more than 182,235 views with almost 600 comments from viewers.
Many praised his actions, with one saying: 'That’s actually exactly what
