Herds are used for protection and reproduction. Safety in
numbers applies to this. A herd of running animals can startle or
confuse predators.
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The collective noun 'herd' is used for:
a herd of antelopes
a herd of bison
a herd of boars
a herd of bucks
a herd of buffalo
a herd of camels
a herd of caribou
a herd of cattle
a herd of chamois
a herd of chinchillas
a herd of cows
a herd of cranes
a herd of curlews
a herd of deer
a herd of dinosaurs
a herd of dolphins
a herd of donkeys
a herd of eland
a herd of elephants
a herd of elk
a herd of giraffes
a herd of gnus
a herd of goats
a herd of hares
a herd of harlots
a herd of hartebeest
a herd of harts (red deer)
a herd of hippopotamuses (hippos)
a herd of horses
a herd of ibex
a herd of llamas
a herd of moose
a herd of otologists
a herd of rabbits
a herd of rhinoceroses (rhinos)
a herd of pigs (in a yard or in the field)
a herd of porpoises
a herd of reindeer
a herd of seahorses
a herd of seals
a herd of sheep
a herd of swans
a herd of swine
a herd of tourists
a herd of walruses
a herd of whales
a herd of wildebeest
a herd of wrens
a herd of yaks
a herd of zebra
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No. They're not having such a rubbish show near my home,
regardless of Shaant! I just say they have it in... Thurles
instead. Definatly not in Limerick
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Yes. It can also be a herd of cattle, herd of bulls, herd of
heifers, herd of steers, herd of bullocks, or herd of calves.
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The homophone for heard is herd as in a herd of cattle.