How long do Walkers live for?

It is never addressed directly in the show/comics, there are only speculations. The estimated time is between 5–10 years from the moment of their turn until they decompose so much they can't even do their regular stuff - walking and feeding.

How long does it take for a walker to rot?

The walkers decompose many times slower than the the normal human body it may take even decades for a walker to fully decompose. Most of the walkers are the ones who turned first and since it's only 2 years into the apocalypse there are still plenty of walker around.

What happens if walkers don't eat?

Can a zombie actually starve to... death? A: No, a walker would not starve to death, but the corpse would continue to rot so over months it would probably rot and fall apart.

Will the Walkers eventually decompose?

Walkers are reanimated corpses, and they clearly do decompose based on how many walkers we've seen that look like they're about to fall apart.

Can Walkers be killed?

Walkers have been killed in different and innovative ways on the show through the years. But usually, Walkers have to be targeted at the source: their brain, which means decapitation or a blow to the head is the most effective way of dealing with an infestation.

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Do walkers feel pain?

They feel. They feel physical and emotional pain. They think–even if it's not properly. They are scared.

Who is immune to Walkers?

No one is immune to it and no one will become immune to it. In the world of The Walking Dead, when someone dies, they become a zombie and there is no way around that. They don't even need to be bitten or infected.

How long would zombies last?

Given humanity's new-found survival skills, the team re-estimated that it would take about 1,000 days, or 2.7 years, for humans to wipe out all the zombies. In another 25 years, the human population should start to recover from the attack.

Do the Walkers defecate?

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.

Will there ever be zombies?

Newsweek asked Smith how a real-life zombie outbreak might play out. "In reality, [it is] extremely unlikely," she told Newsweek. "There really isn't a mechanism to reanimate one from the dead, especially the long dead."

Where did the virus come from in The Walking Dead?

The Walking Dead: World Beyond's post-credits scene takes place at a biomedical facility in France, which seems to be where the Walking Dead zombie virus originated.

What caused the virus in The Walking Dead?

In a tweet that has also since been deleted, Kirkman declared “space spores” as responsible for starting the zombie apocalypse.

Do they ever say zombie in The Walking Dead?

Survivors on The Walking Dead have a ton of different names for the undead: walkers, biters, infected, empties, roamers, creepers, and so on. But the TV show never uses the word “zombie” to refer to them.

Will zombies decompose?

While zombies are undead corruptions of the natural world, they are not impervious to the laws of nature. Nature dictates that any living organism will begin to decompose upon its death.

What should you not do with a walker?

Make sure all 4 tips or wheels of your walker are touching the ground. Lean slightly forward and use your arms to help you stand up. Do not pull on or tilt the walker to help you stand up. Use the chair armrests or handrails if they are available.

Can walkers go on sand?

Regular Walkers aren't made for the beach

Even rollator walkers, with wheels that make travelling rough terrain easier, aren't likely to travel on sand very well. Small, narrow wheels aren't meant to roll across sand or rocky ground.

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).

Why do the Walkers whisper?

They use the raspy whisper to communicate with each other without drawing the real walkers' attention and aggression. They control the walkers by taking advantage of their herding instincts. They've learned how to guide packs of walkers around almost like sheepdogs herding sheep.

Do zombies sleep at night?

They are not nocturnal, they are arrhythmic! And insomniac. They never sleep! Remember how one becomes a zombie in the first place?

What do zombies eat?

Zombies know not to eat each other because they only eat living human flesh. Once infected and full zombification has taken place, the zombie is no longer alive, so its flesh is not palatable to other zombies.

Could the army stop zombies?

During a zombie outbreak or full out apocalypse, military agencies would be a crucial asset to survival. Working in cohesion, they are a lethal destructive force capable of hunting down and exterminating zombie hoards.

Why don t zombies freeze?

Though zombies would still likely move more slowly in extreme cold, their blood would never convert into a solid, continuing to flow and power the body.

Has anyone survived a walker bite?

Alejandro was supposedly the only character in the entire Walking Dead universe known to survive a walker bite without having his limbs amputated (and amputation would be impossible due to that he was bitten on the shoulder), but in "Wrath" it was confirmed that he lied about his bite wound and he was actually bitten ...

Why are Morgan's eyes so red?

This seems to explain why his eyes are red. The blood vessels in his eyes seem to have burst, a sign of the horrible internal damage the bullet is doing.

Who gave rats to the walkers?

Lizzie's psychotic behavior and Mika's innocence are addressed in the second half of the season, with the revelation that Lizzie was feeding rats to the walkers at the prison.