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 Other uses Herd (surname) Herd (film), 2016 Serbian film Herd, a short film directed by Mike Mitchell "Herd", a nickname of the Buffalo Bisons baseball team Wisconsin Herd, an NBA G League team See also The Herd (disambiguation) 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)