Zoats

The Zoat are an ancient, reptilian and centauroid alien species that was enslaved or specially engineered as bioconstructs by the Tyranids and incorporated into the multitudes of subservient bioforms that serve the Hive Mind. They were used as Tyranid “diplomats” since they were more capable of the intelligent thought, logic, linguistics and diplomacy that the other, more animalistic Tyranid species did not engage in. The use of such alien ambassadors was seen as a good way for the Hive Mind to scout out new species and determine how useful their incorporation into the Tyranid genome would be for the Tyranids’ never-ending quest to further their own evolution.