The term “herd” is used with varied nuance in literature, serving both as a literal designation for groups of animals and as a metaphor for collective human behavior. In some writings it describes the physical aggregation of creatures, from the biblical prescriptions of sacrificial animals ([1], [2], [3]) to the vivid portrayal of wild deer and cattle in adventures and epics ([4], [5], [6]). In other works the word extends beyond its zoological sense to illuminate social phenomena and individual identity within a crowd—for instance, as a metaphor for societal conformity or mediocrity in sociological and philosophical treatises ([7], [8], [9], [10]). Additionally, early poetic texts and fables employ “herd” to evoke both the beauty and the inherent dangers of group movement, rendering it a versatile symbol in the literary canon ([11], [12], [13]).