Kdatlyno

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The Kdatlyno are a fictional alien species. They appeared in a minor role in Larry Niven's Known Space universe.

Kdatlyno are primarily known for their touch sculpture, for their sonar "vision" and for being a race subjugated by the ferocious, warlike Kzinti.

They are a physically large and powerful bipedal species with muscular build, retractile claws and thick hides, growing up to eight feet tall. Kdatlyno are one of the few sentient races that can physically intimidate an adult Kzin. The most famous Kdatlyno is Lloobee, a touch-sculptor who works primarily for a human audience.

There is at least one instance documented of them being used as elite Imperial Guards for the Kzinti Patriarch, presumably due to both their great strength and their uninvolvement in Kzin imperial court mischief.

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