The Tnuctipun (singular Tnuctip) are an extinct alien species, the most advanced of the races enslaved by the Thrint Empire, known for their mechanical and biological accomplishments.[1]. Tnuctipun were small, mammalian, arboreal pack predators[1], averaging about 3–4 feet long.

The Tnuctipun (singular Tnuctip) were small, arboreal pack predators, averaging about 3–4 feet long. Their heads were long and lean, and their eyes opened laterally.

Tnuctipun (singular: Tnuctip) were a sapient species of small carnivorous creatures which lived about 1.5 billion years ago. Prior to being enslaved by the Thrintun, the Tnuctipun were already a highly advanced civilization which practiced genetic engineering.

Known Space is the fictional setting of about a dozen science fiction novels and several collections of short stories by American writer Larry Niven. It has also become a shared universe in the spin-off Man-Kzin Wars anthologies.

After hundreds of years of secret planning the Tnuctipun launched a pre-meditated assault on their Slaver masters. As a part of the plan, the true purpose of the sunflowers was revealed when they activated simultaneously, killing any Thrintun in range.

The Tnuctipun are a fictional alien species in Larry Niven 's Known Space series. Two billion years before humans evolved, the galaxy was ruled by the Thrintun, who telepathically enslaved other species, including the Tnuctipun.

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The Tnuctipun (singular Tnuctip) are a fictional extinct alien species in Larry Niven's Known Space series. Tnuctipun were small, arboreal pack predators, averaging about 3–4 feet long. Their heads were long and lean, and their eyes opened laterally.

The Tnuctipun Weapon was a soft, mutable weapon engineered by the Tnuctip during the times of the Empire. It is speculated by Jason Papandreou that it was used by a Tnuctipun spy.[1] The weapon is not known from any Slaver record so it is thought its manufacture must have been exceedingly rare...

Larry Greenberg solves one problem fast. He points at the Kzin and says, "That’s a Tnuctip!" The Grog says, "No, he isn’t." Deduction comes fast for the Shaeffer monster. If Kzinti and Tnuctip are related species, then there are Tnuctip spies among the Kzinti. By now they will have a Fifth Man-Kzin War going, probably. XI