Canisphinx

"This creature is bigger than a riding horse and has a tawny lion’s body, great falcon wings, and a jackal’s head."

Vicious hunters, canisphinxes often chase their prey across the desert sands for hours, waiting for the victim to drop from exhaustion.

Combat
Canisphinxes prefer prey that is too weak to fight back, and they usually flee in the face of stronger opposition. When they decide to fight, they try to pin their foes and finish them off with bite and rake attacks.

Society
Though these creatures generally hunt alone, a mated pair occasionally gangs up on prey as a prelude to some sort of courting behavior.