herd
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A herd is a group of animals of the same kind that live and move together, either in the wild like wildebeest or under human management like domesticated sheep. Herds matter because they're a fundamental way that many animal species organize themselves for survival and reproduction.
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15 sectionsContents
- The structure and size of herds
- Costs and benefits of animals in groups
- Dilution effect
- Collective vigilance
- Foraging
- Diseases and parasites
- Energetic advantages
- Antipredatory behaviour
- Mating
- Domestic herds
- Human parallels
- See also
- Literature
- References
- External links
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A herd is a social group of certain animals of the same species, either wild or domestic. The form of collective animal behavior associated with this is called herding. These animals are known as gregarious animals.