From a distance, early examples of the undead could have been mistaken for regular people, albeit ones who hadn't washed in a while and lost the occasional limb. However, as the series progressed, the walkers gradually decayed to a point where later seasons depict them covered in moss with little to no hair and barely a rag to cover their modesty. In that respect, the special effects team have done an admirable job of bringing the undead to life.
However, their portrayal still ignores one crucial scientific fact, and that's all to do with the bacteria that live in our guts. Via Live Science , a Texas-based mortician called Melissa Unfred explained how the show follows and then deviates from the natural processes of decay in real life. You might want to put down whatever snacks you're currently munching on before you read the next bit.
Soon after death, lividity sets in, which is when your body becomes discoloured as blood sinks and pools in the body parts closest to the ground. The eyes and mouth then start drying out and pull back a bit, something which Unfred thinks has been captured quite well on The Walking Dead thus far. However, most walkers in the show have somehow skipped the next stage, which is where corpses start to bloat. Just hours after death, bacteria in the gut begins to digest internal tissues, releasing gases which cause the body to swell and leak a dark liquid known as "purge fluid.
Still with us? Well, given what we know now, it's safe to say that almost none of the walkers seen in The Walking Dead have followed the natural processes of decay or zombies in most horror movies either. The second problem is that zombies will attack regardless of scent if the user draws attention to themselves such as causing extremely loud noises or start bleeding their own blood. This technique was first discovered by Rick and Glenn as they were walking through Atlanta.
Nicholas Clark was able to use this technique several times without incident after discovering it by accident. Notably, on the first time he did it, the walkers continued to ignore him even after Nick killed several. Due to the danger of getting sick from normal contagions within the blood, survivors tend to spread the blood and guts on a sheet or piece of clothing that they are wearing rather than direct skin contact. During the final battle of the Whisperer War in " A Certain Doom ," the Coalition used this trick to great effect to pass through a massive horde and later to infiltrate it and silently assassinate their enemies within.
The second known technique are "walker pets". By being in close proximity with a zombie without being bitten, the other zombies will instinctively assume the human is also a zombie. In the TV-Series, The Governor once noted that by "walk[ing] with the biters, they think you're a biter". Although the user's close proximity with the zombie usually wards off the other zombies, they can still attract attention since their scent is still exposed.
This technique was first discovered by Michonne who kept her zombified boyfriend and his friend in chains after cutting off their arms and jaws. The third known technique is zombie skin. Similar to the guts technique, the user masks their smell by skinning the skin off zombies, curing it into human leather which eliminates the danger of contagion , and wearing them as clothing.
Faces and scalps are usually used to create a mask, which can be repaired by sewing in newer pieces from other zombies as desired or by necessity. This is perhaps the best out of the three when it comes to camouflage as it can't be washed off and doesn't leave a survivor exposed.
However, they can still be attacked by zombies if they draw attention to themselves. Additionally, unfamiliar survivors may shoot camouflaged humans, thinking that they are zombies. This technique is notably used by a group called the Whisperers. Also of note is that walkers tend not to notice or target those in advanced states of infection, as evidenced by Minerva being able to fall back into a herd in "Take Us Back" without any of the above-mentioned techniques.
However, she was also shown to have a large amount of walker blood and gore on her body, likely from the carnage she was caught in earlier, which may have helped camouflage her, though the walkers did eventually take notice of her and attack her after she was shot by Clementine. It was recently revealed that when a survivor is suffering from a septic or gangrenous wound, the smell of the wound will mask their scent from walkers. This causes walkers to ignore them, until they cause too much noise or become noticeable to the walkers.
The following is a list of characters from The Walking Dead that have all died and reanimated as a zombie. The video game section shows all characters that can potentially turn undead, regardless of player choice. Walking Dead Wiki. Walking Dead Wiki Explore. Comic Series. TV Series. Unnamed or Unseen. Characters Seasons. Video Games. Characters Unnamed or Unseen Characters.
Browse wiki. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? View source. History Talk Do you like this video? Play Sound. This article is about the zombies in the series. You may be looking for Notable Zombies. You get a bite, you get any kind of wound from these things, something from them gets in you Walkers "Walker" is a term for a member of the legions of the mobile deceased, who have come to dominate the world following the outbreak of the contagion that spawned them.
Roamers Roamers are known to "roam" around looking for food. Lurkers Lurkers are the zombies that just sit around playing "dead" until something approaches them and then bite. Herd As described by Eugene Porter in the comic book, a herd is when a group of Walkers acts with a mob mentality. Floaters Floaters are zombies that became bloated after spending a long period of time in the water. Lame-Brains The term "lame-brains" was first used in the TV episode " Nebraska " by Dave and Tony , strangers that walk in the local bar not far from the Hershel's farm.
Empties When Paul Monroe was saved by Abraham Ford and Michonne as he was sleeping in an abandoned car, he used the name "empties" to refer to the zombies that were trying to get into the car. Deadies The name was used by Albert as he panics after eating Dale 's leg, whom was bitten. Swimmers This name is used when Dale Horvath and T-Dog encounter a bloated zombie trapped in the depths of a well while living at Hershel's farm.
Dead Ones This is used several times to describe a group of zombies. Ghouls This term is used by Tyreese in the Comic Series while talking to Rick about how he fears more the living than the "half-rotten ghoul trying to eat my flesh. Psychos This name is used by Daryl in Survival Instinct , during his talk with a cop called Jimmy Blake , who is hiding in a shelter on the roof of a building.
Wanderers This term, though not said as much, is used describing unseen or roaming walkers. Abominations Used by Merle in the Survival Instinct game. Stinkers Used by Magna's Group as they are traveling through the woods, prior to being swarmed by a massive herd guided by Paul, Eugene, Rosita Espinosa , Aaron, and other herd wranglers by accident. Cow-Catchers A term, more of a metaphor, used by Jane. Deadheads Used by Nicholas during a discussion in " Remember ".
Skinbags Used by Moyers during a discussion in " Cobalt ". Hunger Demons Term used by Rafael Machado. Hungries Term used by Rafael Machado.
Deaders A term used by Merle Dixon in Survival Instinct, referring to the herd moving towards a bar his gang was holed up in. The Passed A term used by John Dorie. The Stumblers A term used by Ryan in one of the Althea 's tape. Rippers A term used by Virgil.
Husks This is a term used by Athena Mukherjee. Krispy Kremes Speed Wilkins refers to the burned zombies from the prison herd as such much to the annoyance of Lilly Caul. Slugs Lilly Caul makes a list of as many terms for zombies as she can remember that Tommy Dupree had come up with. Shells Lilly Caul makes a list of as many terms for zombies as she can remember that Tommy Dupree had come up with.
Stiffs Lilly Caul makes a list of as many terms for zombies as she can remember that Tommy Dupree had come up with. Carcases Lilly Caul makes a list of as many terms for zombies as she can remember that Tommy Dupree had come up with. Dicks Lilly Caul makes a list of as many terms for zombies as she can remember that Tommy Dupree had come up with. Chewies Lilly Caul makes a list of as many terms for zombies as she can remember that Tommy Dupree had come up with. Reekers Lilly Caul makes a list of as many terms for zombies as she can remember that Tommy Dupree had come up with.
Meat Flyers Lilly Caul makes a list of as many terms for zombies as she can remember that Tommy Dupree had come up with. Feeders Lilly Caul makes a list of as many terms for zombies as she can remember that Tommy Dupree had come up with. Mofos Lilly Caul makes a list of as many terms for zombies as she can remember that Tommy Dupree had come up with. Fuckers This is used several times to describe a group of zombies.
Pusbags A term used in the novel series. Fallen A term used in the novel series. Wildfire A term used by Melvin when describing a herd of walkers.
Stragglers A term often used for any remaining walkers after a large herd has been defeated. Meat Munchers A term used by Sarah Rabinowitz Pack A term used by Shane Walsh to describe a group of walkers that is smaller than a herd, like the ones that attacked the Camp. Bastards A term often used by the groups members of the Atlanta Camp , especially during the early seasons. The Reanimated A term often used by numerous counts of survivors to refer to zombies.
Reanimated Bodies A term often used by numerous counts of survivors to refer to zombies. Reanimated Corpses A term often used by numerous counts of survivors to refer to zombies. Reanimated Cadaver A term often used by numerous counts of survivors to refer to zombies. Bear A term used by Wendell when referring to a walker. Bogies A term used by Sarah. Sickos A term used by Magna's Group. Tails A term used by Magna's Group.
Skin-Munchers A term used by Sarah. Mindless Freaks Said by members of The Living. Corpses Said by members of The Living. Undead An often used term across the franchise. Cannibals A term used by Jeffrey Grimes. The paper, published in the University of Leicester's Journal of Physics Special Topics, was a fanciful use of the so-called SIR model, which is used in epidemiology to simulate how diseases spread over time.
It's not the first time zombies have been used as a public health metaphor. In December , for example, the British medical journal The Lancet published a tongue-in-cheek paper titled "Zombie infections: epidemiology, treatment, and prevention.
In the new analysis, the University of Leicester undergraduates assumed that each zombie would have 90 percent success at finding and infecting one human per day — a rate that would make the zombie virus twice as contagious as the Black Death, the plague that devastated Europe in the s. Assuming a starting population of 7. More Food News ». More Dog News ». View all Lifestyle Sites. More Music News ». More FS Music News ». View all Music Sites. More FanSided News ».
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