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A shepherd is a person who tends, herds, feeds, or guards flocks of sheep. Shepherding is one of the world's oldest occupations; it exists in many parts of the globe, and it is an important part of pastoralist animal husbandry.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd | is a | person who tends | 0.90 | text |
| Endymion | instance of | and ancient Greek mythologies highlighted shepherds | 0.80 | text |
| Daphnis | instance of | and ancient Greek mythologies highlighted shepherds | 0.80 | text |
| chickens | instance of | Henri Fleisch tentatively suggested that the Shepherd Neolithic industry of Lebanon may date to the Epipaleolithic and that it may have been practised by one of the first cultur… | 0.80 | text |
| pigs | instance of | Henri Fleisch tentatively suggested that the Shepherd Neolithic industry of Lebanon may date to the Epipaleolithic and that it may have been practised by one of the first cultur… | 0.80 | text |
| the Middle East | instance of | In pre-modern times shepherding was thus centered on regions | 0.80 | text |
| Greece | instance of | In pre-modern times shepherding was thus centered on regions | 0.80 | text |
| the Pyrenees | instance of | In pre-modern times shepherding was thus centered on regions | 0.80 | text |
| the Carpathian Mountains | instance of | In pre-modern times shepherding was thus centered on regions | 0.80 | text |
| Scotland | instance of | In pre-modern times shepherding was thus centered on regions | 0.80 | text |
| Northern England | instance of | In pre-modern times shepherding was thus centered on regions | 0.80 | text |
| wolves | instance of | These herders were responsible for not only ensuring the well-being of their animals but also safeguarding them from natural predators | 0.80 | text |
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