Herd (disambiguation)

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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

Music

• The Herd (album), the self-titled first album from the Australian hip hop band
• The Herd (Australian band), Australian hip hop outfit from the suburbs of Sydney
• The Herd (UK band), English pop group

Other uses

• Herd (surname)
• The Herd (hooligan firm), a group of football hooligans associated with Arsenal F.C.
• Herd (short), a short film directed by Mike Mitchell (director)

See also

• Herding cats (disambiguation)
• GNU Hurd an operating system kernel whose name is a pun on "herd"
• Marshall Thundering Herd, the athletic program of Marshall University, often called "The Herd" by its supporters
• Hird (disambiguation)
• Hurd (disambiguation)
• Heard (disambiguation)