Beagle

Hounds & sighthounds · England

About the Beagle

The Beagle is a British breed of scent hound, similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound. It was bred primarily for hunting rabbit or hare, known as beagling. Its sense of smell and tracking instincts make it suitable for use as a detection dog for prohibited agricultural imports and foodstuffs in quarantine. It is commonly kept as a companion dog.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Beagle” (lead section), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type	Hounds & sighthounds
Origin (Wikidata)	England
Map pin	Representative point in England (not an exact location)
Height	13–16 in (33–41 cm)
Weight	Males: 22–25 lb (10–11 kg) Females: 20–23 lb (9–10 kg)
Size class	Medium (our grouping, from the weight above)
FCI classification	Group 6 (standard no. 161)
Wikidata	Q21102

Height and weight as given in the infobox of the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0), with unit conversions added; we omit figures we cannot read reliably.

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