Yautja

The Yautja, known as the Predators or Hunters, are an extraterrestrial species in the Alien vs. Predator Universe. They hunt other species for sport and honor, including humans, possessing a level of technological advancement far in excess of anything available to humans. The Predators stalk and kill their prey using camouflage technology and energy weapons, and resort to blades, spears and nets when their prey is regarded as inferior. They have hunted on Earth for centuries, periodically visiting in spaceships.

They have had contact with the Engineers and and the Xenomorphs, whom they revere as the most worthy of all prey. They have been known to deliberately breed the creatures from captive Queens in order to hunt them, often as part of initiation rituals for young Predators.

See also: Predator