Bachelor herd
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Bachelor herds refer to gatherings of (usually) juvenile male animals who are still sexually immature, or of 'harem'-forming animals who have been thrown out of their parent families but not yet formed a new family group. Examples include seals, lions, and horses. Bachelor herds are thought to provide useful protection for social animals against more established herd competition or aggressive dominant males. Males in bachelor herds are sometimes closely related to each other.