The Undead: Myths and Realities: Zombie Attributes Summary

Zombie bodies are the same as human bodies. They can spot prey like a human, but it is uncertain if zombies can tell a human from a zombie. Zombies are excellent night hunters, but it is unlikely that they have night vision. Zombies have excellent hearing and are attracted by any noise. Zombies have an exceptional sense of smell. They can always distinguish the smell of living prey. Zombies prefer living flesh or fresh kills to long-dead corpses, but this might be due to smell. Zombies have no sense of touch or pain since their nerves are dead.

Zombies cannot heal themselves. Eventually, zombies rot over three to five years. The Solanum virus wards off most bacteria that naturally rot corpses, allowing zombies to exist for this long. Warm, damp environments...