Watching the film got me thinking about the Predators, and their background. Has there ever been any Canonical synopsis of their history? They're a bit of an enigma really; they are undoubtedly highly, highly advanced in terms of technology - having mastered space travel, advanced plasma weaponry, etc - yet they are almost tribal and primitively aggressive in terms of their culture, clothing, mindset and propensity for hunting. The two attributes seem almost at odds with one another and it's very difficult to envisage a scenario where there is a group of scientific Predators working on technology in labs, doing experiments and so on - all whilst sharpening their claws and growling at each other. They can travel the universe yet seem to be obsessed only with attaining certain status within their own collective tribes, which they do so by hunting.
Which got me thinking - is the technology actually theirs, or did they conquer another race and 'steal' it?
Or were they originally a more diverse humanoid race like us but became so advanced that technology took over, catering to all their wants/needs and thus they were left free to explore whatever other passions they cared to indulge in - such as hunting?