Tiruma:

Behavior: Tiurma are ambush predators that often stick to the larger trees of the forests. Using their excellent vision adapted for low light settings, perfect for the darker portions among the trees, these silent predators stalk their prey through the branches above while waiting for the perfect moment to pounce and disembowel them with powerful hindlegs equipped with dagger-like claws and crushing the windpipe with strong jaws and serrated teeth. Once a kill is secured, they drag their prize up into the canopy in order to safeguard it from larger predators on the ground below to consume it at their leisure.

Details: Tiurmas have incredible hearing. Some say they can hear the movements of a mouse half a mile away, and their pelts while being unbelievably soft are also quite resilient as well as waterproof. Tiurmas are not inherently aggressive unless already hunting and prove to be somewhat mild tempered when their hunger is sated. Some forest folk have managed to tame individuals as faithful hunting companions and pets.