"So, you may have seen an earlier post of mine where i pointed out zombie animals(zanimals) would be a pain in the ass.

So, if my instinct(i guess that's what you would call it) is, ounce again, correct how would you deal with them? One that i'm realy concerned about is the bats. Imagine fighting something that small... that FLIES.

another to be worried about are the aquatic mammals. they are underwater, after all, and VERY large.

And the one that will have you crapping your pants: bears. i'm not sure how many of you realize this, but the best way to survive a bear attack(ounce its already attacking you) is to make it seem like you're not worth it. But this won't work after z-day, the bears will just keep coming until you're a zombie or it's dead. bad news.

so what will you do?(feel free to give examples for all mammals)"

"Hey! I feel cheated, there were hardly ant numbers in that thread.

Even so the ideas there are very pertinent.

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"Well there are two ways to look at the Zombie potential. The slow lumbering zombie to me represent a late stage of the disease. Once the flesh becomes necrotic it looses strength and resilience. This results in a much more manageable zombie. Basically meat with eyes.

The other early stage would result in an elevated level of adrenalin. As the brain dies the body will go into fully preservation mode. The body will be pumped full of endorphins, adrenalin, and a cocktail of other chemicals that will juice a body to the point of failure. The "Fast Zombie" is a quantum leap in zombie technology they are also far more dangerous."

"I am of the opinion that unless there is a T-Virus which reanimates dead tissue, electrical impulses from the brain would not be enough to maintain the body of rotting flesh. I'd love to headshot and decapitate as many zombies as possible to ensure my survival but I'm sure that left alone their bodies would simply decompose and become ineffective. Perhaps their hunger for flesh is what keeps their bodies intact. If so, if all humanity is zombified then eventually they will all just die, at which point those that rode out the storm will be safe to come out of hiding without having to personally behead every zombie on the planet."

"Still, numbers are numbers, and if it ever DID pop off... I think it would all go to shlt a lot faster than a lot of people seem to believe."

"in all the zombie movies, books, ect. out there, only a relatively small portion have the animals get infected, but an even smaller portion pays attention to them at all beyond a couple dogs.

however, i get the feeling(and when i get these types of feelings, they're always right and have even saved my life a few times) that when the z-virus hits, all creatures in the mammal family will be vulnerable(for those of you who are like "not a big deal", learn what kind of animals are in the mammal family, then go check your pants because you probably just crapped yourself.)

zombie dogs and wolves have an acute sence of smell that they can track you down with, zombie rodents can easily infiltrate regular defences, zombie bats... fly and will be a pain in the @ss, zombie dolphins and whales will spread it to all four corners of the earth, and then*gulp* dare i say it... zombie bears!(self explanitory)

as you can tell, zombie humans, while still very dangerous, will be only a small problem compared to the animals. also, i know alot of you are wondering how the z-virus will go international, but after reading this, you should ask yourself how it couldn't."