This creature was created with the Beans Astronaut commercial in mind. 
The body of an ape with the personality and curiosity of a predator cat (panther) but dont make it angry. 
Living in a distant moon that has a glowing ore, the body has  camouflage/ defense that mimics the the glowing ore. 

This creature is rigged and animated in Maya, with the ability to be placed in Unity. The rig is compatible with a lot of the unity features, including rag doll. High resolution model sculpted in Zbrush, then retopoed  in 3D Coat. Much of the texturing was painted in Photoshop along with XNormal and Crazybump. Texture Maps include; Diffuse, Specular, Normal, and Emissive/Incandescence.