you can trust my approval; I'm elite when I fight. I am cute as a button; I close things up so tight. I'm swiftly independent; and I frequent the port. I will guard all your secrets; still I'm hunted for sport.

You can find me in hills, you can find me in gatherings. I am told, i am shared, i am tasted.

There are more of me on earth than there are known stars. I am not alive though some people believe that. I am around for so long that I even shaped humans on a genetic basis. Most people dislike me but in some cases I can be useful for humans.

I whisper secrets without a tongue, I race past cities but never run I can soothe, I can howl, I can bend the trees

I can run but never walk, I have a mouth but never talk, I have a head but not a brain, I have a bed but I never sleep. What am I?