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Which carnivores have been trained to help people hunt or fish?
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Adult snow leopards (Panthera uncia or Uncia uncia) can grow to a length of about 2.1 meters (7 feet) from head to tail and weigh 23–41 kg (50–90 pounds).
Several carnivorous mammals have been trained to assist humans in hunting and fishing due to their high intelligence and learning ability.1
Dogs are the most common carnivores trained as hunting companions, utilizing their highly developed sense of smell to supplement human vision. Other carnivores that have been used to some extent for hunting include the cheetah, caracal, and ferret.1
Regarding fishing, otters are trained in China to drive fish into nets. While cormorants are also famously trained for fishing in the Orient and elsewhere, it is important to note that they are birds, not mammals, and therefore do not belong to the order Carnivora.123