Chakacat

The Chakacats are a sapient species from the planet Chakara in S.L. Viehl's Stardoc Series.

Physiology
The Chakacats are a feline species. They are bipeds, with a thin torso, limbs, and bullet-shaped skull covered with a short, platinum pelt.

History
Despite their obvious sentience, another sapient species on their homeplanet insists they are feral in the wild.

Culture
Their species is a controversial subject, and despite their obvious intelligence are treated like pets by the dominate species on their world. Several advocates have petitioned for reclassification of the species intelligence to grant them right however all have been ignored. The Chakacats consider themselves to be a very congenial species.

Source

 * Stardoc (Stardoc #1) by S.L. Viehl