system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Why is a cats first response to danger leaping high into the air?

How does this help at all?
gpt
The thing most likely to attack a cat is another cat.  Given that cats rely on pouncing to attack then leaping high in the air is the most effective way to avoid being pounced on.  You can't be pounced on if you're in the air.