The Cudbear is a highly territorial predator originating on the Cthelle Deathworld.
Cudbears have a thick coat of deep purple hairs which insulate it against the intense cold of its habitat.
This purple pigment is derived from the the native lichens which are the primary foliage and food source for the high mountain herbivores it preys upon and is accumulated in the hairs as a natural camouflage.