The Herd
Bands, who moves first, space between.
One head comes up and the group's attention reorganises around it. Nobody has been appointed.
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Bands are small and stable, spacing is measurable, and initiative moves around the group. This section describes what has been observed in free-ranging animals, and marks clearly where the observation stops and the inference starts.
3 entries
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Bands
Small stable groups rather than large loose herds, with long-term associations.
medium read -
Who moves first
Movement is often initiated by an animal that is not the one the dominance story would predict.
medium read · partly open -
Space between
Individual distance as a constant negotiation.
short read · settled
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