Horrane

Horrane is a species of carnivorous monkey-like primate that is native to Africa. It is one of the most carnivorous of any primate species.

Description
Horranes are long-tailed with lion-like tips of their tails. Their nails are long and sharp, so they are considered claws, unlike most other primates. Their bodies are long and cheetah-like in build, while their arms and legs are long and strong, giving them fast speeds to hunt their prey. They also have small manes around their heads, similar to, but smaller than, that of lions, one of the horrane's main rivals. Their face is long and they have sharp teeth to take chunks of flesh out of their prey. Unlike monkeys, horranes can't grab like most primates (though they do it in a similar manner to many cat species) due to longer fingers that aren't used for grabbing. Their closest living relatives are bushbabies, and they have evolved from the same ancestors as bushbabies.

Distribution
Once, the horrane was found throughout most of the grasslands of Africa, but due to human overpopulation, horranes are mostly restricted to nature preserves and some unprotected areas of Africa.

Behavior
They fill a similar niche to gray wolves and they can either hunt alone or hunt in packs, depending on an individual, in a similar manner to gray wolves. The horranes that hunt alone are solitary, preffering to feed on fish, frogs, lizards, ostriches, eggs, warthogs, baboons, macaques, elands, zebras, rabbucks, and carrion.

Conservation Status
Horranes are listed as Vulnerable due to habitat loss and poaching by humans, but conservationists are doing their best to preserve their species.