Vulpard

The Vulpard was an animal that was cut from Halo: Combat Evolved.

Its name is a mixture of the names of the animals it was designed after:  vulture; a carrion bird on Earth, hence the beak and possible feathers, and leopard, whose name contributes to the pattern of the feathers/hair of the Vulpard.

Like most pre-release ambient life, the vulpard was cut from the game.

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The sheet which evidences the Vulpard