Heitheron

Four legs, cat like body and ears, two arms, head probably more like a centaur, hard ridge to pronounce dental-labials. Black fur, very intelligent probable a couple of tons of body weight. Native to Pahbo. Probably extinct."'The purring chuckle came now from the [Habohäm on the] other side of the cage... the words came low, carefully enunciated and mixed with threat and humor and with slight roll of the 'R'...""...The cats eyes emerged from the darkness revealing its dark head, pointed black ears, and long whiskers. It's tongue protruded once from it's mouth separating at the middle and slowly unveiling a spear like appendage. The tongue slowly slid... [to] just within reach of... a large twenty pound roast of venison. The tongue shot forward barely impaling the meat. The cat drew it back cautiously into it's mouth. The veil of muscle that had hidden the pointed appendage now slugged back across the shaft forcing the roast to drop into the cats now reclosed mouth as the creature stepped back into the dark.'"