A volunteer at the Capital of Texas Zoo was recovering Tuesday after being bitten by a mountain lion Sunday afternoon at the zoo in Bastrop County.

The 911 call released Tuesday reveals the terrified Capitol of Texas Zoo employee being bitten by a mountain lion. The zoo employee is screaming while the lion has her arm in his grip.

"The bone is breaking!" the 911 caller said.

Emergency operators struggle for nearly two minutes, trying to determine what is happening. They're heard on the tape, telling the woman to stop screaming. It's not until two and a half minutes into that call when the employee is able to explain to the operator that she was playing with a mountain lion.

Caller: I was playing with a mountain lion.

911: You've been playing with the mountain lion?

Caller: I'm a volunteer here.

The operator is then heard giving emergency crews directions. The employee is still distraught and the operator is trying to calm her, "...there's a lot of blood. I know honey, I know. You're going to be OK."

The mountain lion never got out of his enclosure. The zoo's director said the employee violated policy by reaching in to pen to pet the mountain lion she had just finished feeding. This is the second time this mountain lion has bit an employee. It was raised here and bottle fed. But just a year ago, another volunteer made the same mistake, reaching into the pen to pet him. She, too, was bitten.

According to Bastrop Animal Control officers, the Capital of Texas zoo meets or exceeds all state guidelines and is current with federal regulations. The zoo's director says the public never gets as close as to the animals as the employees. As for the employee who called 911, six or seven minutes into that call, she is heard whimpering in the background as the zoo's director describes her injuries.

"She's got bad cuts but not bleeding bad enough for a tourniquet."

The employee ended up at Brackenridge Hospital, being treated for a broken thumb and bites that required stitches. She did not comment to KVUE News. The zoo's director says the public was never in danger, because the cat never got out of its enclosure, and the public is not able to get as close to the animals as the employees.

The mountain lion was checked by a vet and will be in quarantine for at least 30 days.