Faraway Lad
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But if they rip humans apart and eat them then there are no more humans left so no reproduction. The only time humans turn into zombies seems to be if one gets bitten, gets away and then turns into a Zombie later. So reproduction is an accident not a plan (if nature plans things)
EDE's link is interesting. To take the pain of mortification away?? I guess that makes some sense (well in an non sensical universe that includes Zombies anyway)
OK next question
Why no rigor mortis?
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Eryk Davis Ester
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quote:Originally posted by cleome: [snip]
quote:Originally posted by Faraway Lad: ...So if it’s mans primal instinct to eat that drive them then shouldn’t the instinct to reproduce take priority...
Eh. I always thought that the whole point of zombies is that they merge the nourishment drive with the reproductive drive anyway. By nourishing themselves, they also reproduce. It's very efficient, if also very gross.
This idea fits in very well with virus-driven reanimation, as found in The Walking Dead, for instance. The viruses just reactivate enough of the host as necessary to allow the virus to spread to new hosts through biting. So, ultimately, the zombies are just the means by which the virus reproduces.
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I guess that makes some sense (well in an non sensical universe that includes Zombies anyway)
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I always thought that the whole point of zombies is that they merge the nourishment drive with the reproductive drive anyway. By nourishing themselves, they also reproduce. It's very efficient, if also very gross.![[Shudder]](graemlins/shudder.gif)
