They continued to glance up at the newcomer with awe and mindless adoration in their eyes, like the herd beasts they so resembled.

This is how the herd beasts rejoiced.

Selim was reminded of nature programs he'd seen on television, the sort that showed wary herd beasts scattered across the Serengeti as hyenas stalked prey around them.

Come to think of it a very fat herd beast has a fatty layer.

They saw large animals at a distance, herd beasts, and Teska tried not to look too curious about them.

"The herd beasts ran again, First Captain," he said.

The aliens are herd beasts, they will respect communism.

To a herd beast, being left in solitary must be agony.

He clapped Liet on the shoulder with a blow hard enough to fell a herd beast.

Cattle and other herd beasts wanted to stay together, most of the time.