Are zombies deaf?

Applying Bekesy's post-mortem data we can estimate that zombies likely have at least a moderately-severe sensorineural hearing loss. It is also plausible that loss of non-linearity and elevated thresholds may compromise loudness growth leading to sound sensitivity (recruitment/hyperacusis).

Can a deaf zombie hear?

Every depiction of zombies show them as being able to hear. At least to one extent or another. Sometimes they aren't too quick to react to what they hear, but unless there is something that has damaged their ears (besides being a rotting corpse) they can hear.

How do zombies hear?

“Tiny hairs in the ear pick up sound waves and translate them into electrical impulses that the brain can understand. Without functioning nerves, a zombie would no more be able to hear than it would be able to stand, walk, grab or bite.”

Are zombies blind?

They would not necessarily be totally blind - significant changes in light and dark, large contrast color moving objects for example could still be perceived. But even moderate detail would eventually be lost.

Why are zombies attracted to sound?

From a writing perspective, zombies being attracted to noise allows for otherwise insignificant numbers of zombies to pose a threat via causing one of the survivors to stumble into something or get into some other noise making predicament, thus drawing many more zombies and escalating the situation.

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Can zombies get hurt?

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They have the same physical vulnerabilities as humans, can die of blood loss and organ failure, and spinal injury.

Do zombies feel pain?

Although the zombie organ manipulates the brain, it cannot feel pain or utilize any higher brain functioning, and carries on despite loss of limbs until either the body decomposes or the brain is destroyed (Brooks, 14, 18).

Can zombies poop?

A zombie's digestive tract is completely dormant. The complex system that processes food, extracts nutrition, and excretes waste does not factor into a zombie's physiology. Autopsies conducted on neutralized undead have shown that their 'food' lies in its original, undigested state at all sections of the tract.

Would zombies be able to talk?

It's widely accepted that zombies can't speak because their limited brain function doesn't allow for complex thoughts. However, watch almost any zombie movie made in the past 50 years, and you'll hear them moaning up a storm.

Why do zombies look angry?

This is due to miscommunication between the zombie amygdala and the brain's facial-recognition circuitry. That is, zombies have an issue with their ability to assign emotional context to people, and they respond to this emotional incongruity with anger and rage.

How do zombies fart?

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Rotting corpses produce copious amounts of gas that bubble up and become trapped under the skin. When the flesh is punctured, the gas will be released from somewhere other than the mouth.

Can zombies understand language?

Other means of controlling undead creatures, such as Command Undead (spell or feat) or the animator's control over his creations, seem to require speech but be independent of language. It's worth noting that zombies not only know no languages, but are actually incapable of knowing languages.

What creatures are deaf?

It comes from the coleoid cephalopods, the squids, cuttlefishes, and octopuses. These animals seem to be deaf. Their deafness is so remarkable that it needs to be explained in functional and evolutionary terms.

Do zombies moan?

HOW AND WHY DO ZOMBIES MOAN? It's widely accepted that zombies can't speak because their limited brain function doesn't allow for complex thoughts. However, watch almost any zombie movie made in the past 50 years, and you'll hear them moaning up a storm.

Are zombies blind at night?

The Living Dead, Reanimated, Walkers, or whatever supernatural cannibal corpses in zombie movies are called, can function at night. Darkness does not seem to impair them at all. Many zombies don't even have eyes to see with. The Walking Dead infers that the walkers rely primarily on the sense of smell to find prey.

Can zombies be friendly?

These zombies are typically intelligent enough to have rationality and emotions, remaining as Inhuman Humans, and often will have avoided experiencing a Loss of Identity that their more mindless cousins are subjected to. This in turn makes them capable of being benign and friendly.

Can zombies get angry?

Regular people get angry, and there are some situations where they may even feel rage. However people typically feel anger and then return to their normal emotional state. Zombies are aggressive at all times. They are extremely violent and tend to attack humans in an enraged state.

Are zombies slow or fast?

Pop culture has separated the undead over the years into two distinct types: fast zombies, which can sprint after their prey and usually possess superhuman strength, and the more classical slow zombies, which trudge towards you, inevitable, dribbling pieces of flesh in their wake.

What do zombies smell like?

A related compound, dimethyl trisulfide, smells like an open, festering wound. Another chemical produced by rotting flesh, skatole, also makes people think of feces when they get a whiff. Lovely. How can all this help us with zombies?

Do zombies fear water?

Several sources cite zombie aversion to water as a primary defensive strategy when dealing with zombie attacks.

What happens if a zombie bites you?

A zombie bite is essentially lethal. You may have a shot to cut off a limb, cut off a hand if you're bitten on the hand, but chances of that working are really slim. The examples of zombies infecting other people is that it's so toxic, so infectious, that if you're bitten, you're essentially doomed.

What happens to a zombies brain?

The brain's frontal lobes, responsible for problem-solving, are devoured by the virus, so zombies can't make complex decisions. Impairment in the cerebellum means they can't walk well, either.

Do zombies go to sleep?

The fact that zombies can sleep either from a lack of food or because of boredom presents a new twist in The Walking Dead TV lore. Their behavior aligns with the theory that existing zombies will eventually waste away without a food source.