Herding

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right|thumb|Boy herding a flock of sheep, India; a classic example of the domestic herding of animals thumb|Wildebeest at the Ngorongoro Crater; an example of a herd in the wild

thumb|Shepherds travelling in Chambal, India thumb|Spanish shepherd on horseback herding sheep in Murcia (1880). thumb|Shepherd with grazing sheep in Făgăraș Mountains, Romania A shepherd is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations; it exists in many parts of the globe, and it is an important part of pastoralist animal husbandry.

thumb|upright|200px|Gaucho from Argentina, photographed in Peru, 1868 A gaucho () or gaúcho () is a skilled horseman, reputed to be brave and unruly. The figure of the gaucho is a folk symbol mainly in Argentina and Uruguay but also in Paraguay, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, southern Bolivia, and southern Chile. Gauchos became greatly admired and renowned in legend, folklore, and literature and became an important part of their regional cultural tradition. Beginning late in the 19th century, after the heyday of the gauchos, they were celebrated by South American writers.

how individuals in a group can act collectively without centralized direction

thumb|right|270px|A man herding goats in [[Tunisia]] thumb|Shepherd herding sheep in Patagonia, Argentina

thumb|Example of kulning

thumb|240px|Illustration by Lorenz Frølich: Eggþér and Fjalar on the right, [[Járnviðr on the left]] Eggþér (also Eggthér, or Egdir; Old Norse: , 'Edge-Servant') is a jötunn in Norse mythology. He is the herder of the female jötunn (probably Angrboða) who lives in Járnviðr (Ironwood) and raises monstrous wolves. In the poem Völuspá, Eggþér is described as sitting on a mound and joyfully striking his harp while the red rooster Fjalarr begins to crow to herald the onset of Ragnarök.

ethnic group

communal conflicts

type of horse that is well suited for working with livestock

Arab oral tradition

animal herding term