bachelor herd

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bachelor
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbætʃ.əl.ər/us
/ˈbætʃ.əl.ɚ/
a man who has ...
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herd
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/hɜːd/us
/hɝːd/
a large group of animals of the same type that live and ...
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(Definition ofbachelorandherdfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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When driven out, they usually join with other young stallions in abachelorherd.
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Abachelorherdmay also contain older stallions who have lost their herd in a challenge.
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Young immature stallions are kept in a separatebachelorherd.
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While some male yearlings stay within the female herd, the others join abachelorherd.
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In some places, young domesticated stallions are allowed to live separately in abachelorherdwhile growing up, kept out of sight, sound or smell of mares.
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As of 2013, the center hosted 127 horses divided into 13 breeding herds and three bachelor herds.
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Juvenile male offspring leave the harem and live either solitarily, or, with other young males in groups known as bachelor herds.
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Three distinct social groups are formed in the wet season: the territorial males, bachelor herds and female herds.
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Bachelor herds do not occur, and single territorial males are rare.
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Male offspring leave their maternal herd when around three years old and will either live alone or join other males in bachelor herds.
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There are three distinct social groups during the wet season: the female herds, the bachelor herds and the territorial males.
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Adolescent males are forced out of their herds and form small bachelor herds.
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While female groups tend to remain small, often containing no more than ten adults, bachelor herds may contain as many as 50 males.
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The bachelor herds comprise non-territorial adult as well as juvenile males, and can have about 30 members.
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He is also no longer interested in maintaining an individual territory, and may join the bachelor herds.
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Around 90% of the male calves join the bachelor herds before the next mating season.
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Another difference between the female and bachelor herds is the lesser aggression on the part of the males.
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There are three distinct social groups: the female herds, the bachelor herds and the territorial bulls.
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Stallions live peacefully in bachelor herds in the wild and in natural management settings.
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They then joined bachelor herds, where they stayed until they reached five or six years of age, when they would be strong enough to defend their own territories.
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