You, and I, would likely try AND fail.

My amazement is totally about how unfazed the bobcat was. Surely (and do not call me Shirley!

) the bobcat was stuck with ONE spine needle at least scaling the cactus escaping the mountain lion, especially in its paws. Yet, judging from the pic and the video (thanks
@Juggernaut ), the bobcat was pretty meh about the whole experience. Like he or she does it EVERY day.
I mean, just HOW IN THE HECK does any living thing, that does not have scales or any exoskeleton for body/skin, CLIMB any cactus unscathed? That is still knocking my curiosity around with a baseball, not the escape from the mountain lion, which was still very cool to learn.