The beholder witnesses a moment slowed in time of the struggle of life and death between two wild cougar and innocent baby deer. The cougar has come crashing through the branches of the tall tree pouncing on the unsuspecting victims. With both a mixture of luck and ability, the baby deer leaps from the clawed grasp of death, given one more chance at life. The handmade bronze sculpture was cast using the archaic method of lost-wax casting and stained with a brown patina finish for preservation. It is mounted upon a black variegated marble base with the European Bronze Finery stamp of quality and signed C.M Russell.