Herd (disambiguation) explained
A herd is a large group of animals.
Herd may also refer to:
Zoology
- Bachelor herd, gatherings of juvenile male animals who are still sexually immature
- Herding, the act of bringing individual animals together into a group
- Herding dog, dog that either has been trained in herding or that is a member of a breed developed for herding
Psychology
- Crowd control, herding of people
- Herd behavior, situations in which a group of individuals react coherently without there being any co-ordination between them
- Herding instinct, social tendency in humans to identify with and model many behaviors and beliefs after a larger group of individuals with whom they identify
- Sheepdog trial, competitive sport involving dogs working herds of sheep
Other uses
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