Pondering.

[greygirlbeast]

I've been trying the decide if humans are herd animals or pack animals. I'm tending to favour the latter.

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[tjcrowley]

I think they are hack animals.

They sure do make me want to hack them.

[yvonnenavarro]

Despite my attempts to continually get rid of stuff, I've still managed to collect enough junk to fill way too many rooms. So far, however, I have only herded two dogs, having been able to resist the urge to save every cute, liquid-eyed pup I see on Petfinder. So I think I fall under "pack animal."

[sclerotic_rings]

That's a good question, because the answer would probably apply to hookworms, tapeworms, headlice, and other parasites as well. (Sorry: this has been the sort of day where I would have created the term "free-range Soylent Green" if I hadn't done so already.)

[matociquala]

We're band animals. Which is closer to pack animals than herd animals, because you need something in which to carry the musical instriments.

[lizzistardust]

It seems the most common theory is that we're pack animals. Are most other primates also categorized as such?

[galateadia]

i agree that we tend to be pack animals;
at least in my experience that's more true.

[zpydah]

nascar and the wwe lead me to believe we are herd animals