A herd is a large group of animals. A herd is a large group of animals The term is usually applied to mammals particularly Ungulates.
Herd may also refer to:
In 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
In sports:
- Chris Herd, Australian football player
- David Herd (footballer), Scottish former football player
- Fred Herd, Scottish professional golfer from St Andrews
- Sandy Herd, Scottish professional golfer from St Andrews
In psychology:
- 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
In music:
- The Herd (album), the self-titled first album from the Australian hip hop band
- The Herd (band), Australian hip hop outfit from the suburbs of Sydney
- The Herd (UK band), English pop group
In other fields:
- David Herd (anthologist), Scottish anthologist
- Herding Cats, phrase
- Richard Herd, American character actor in television and film
- Herd (film), a short film directed by Mike Mitchell (director)
See also
- GNU Hurd an operating system kernel whose name is a pun on "herd". A bachelor herds is a gathering of (usually juvenile male animals who are still sexually immature or of 'harem'-forming animals who have been thrown out of their parent groups but not Herding is the act of bringing individual animals together into a group ( Herd) maintaining the group and moving the group from place to place&mdashor any combination of A herding dog is a type of Pastoral dog that either has been trained in Herding or belongs to a breed developed for herding Chris Herd (born April 4, 1989 in Perth, Australia) is a professional Football (soccer player who currently plays for Aston David George Herd (born 15 April 1934 in Hamilton) is a Scottish former football player the son of former Manchester City player Alec Fred Herd ( November 26, 1874 – March 14, 1954) was a Scottish professional Golfer from St Andrews. Alexander "Sandy" Herd (1868&ndash1944 was a Scottish professional Golfer from St Andrews. Herd behaviour describes how individuals in a group can act together without planned direction Herd behaviour describes how individuals in a group can act together without planned direction The Herd is the self-titled debut album from the Australian Hip hop band The Herd. For the 1960s UK band featuring Peter Frampton see The Herd (UK band The Herd are an Australian hip hop outfit from the suburbs of Sydney The Herd were an English pop group, that came to prominence in the late 1960s David Herd (1732 - 1810 was a Scottish anthologist. The son of a farmer in Kincardineshire, he became clerk to an accountant in Edinburgh Richard Herd Jr (born September 26, 1932) is an American Actor in Television and Film. Mike Mitchell is an American Film director. Filmography Shrek Goes Fourth (2010 (in talks