I usually use these guys as bait. I find it great if there is a carnivore nearby if it’s alone and I want to tame it. I usually tame a dodo and drop it near the carnivore and then watch it get devoured as I shoot tranqs at it.
Make sure to tame a bunch of dodos and max them out in the levels and upgrade melee and health when leveled up and then you can kill the annoying raptors that killed you and guarded your stuff when you first started.