Herd (disambiguation)

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A herd is a large group of animals.

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)

[edit] See also

• GNU Hurd an operating system kernel whose name is a pun on "herd".