There have been a notable number of variations in zombie capabilities. A common variation is the ability for the undead to run. Although most of the undead tend to shamble towards it’s prey, the running variation sprints at lung bursting speed to catch it’s eventual dinner. If you ever spot a zombie of this nature, don’t freeze as it rushes towards you. Your reaction can be the difference between a chunk being ripped out of your throat and you living to fight the undead another day.
Another area you should avoid if you hope to survive is a supermarket. Most of them are not built to withstand an undead siege. Take into consideration that most supermarkets are mostly display windows, which give zombies easy access to anyone inside. If you need to go to a supermarket, only go there to gather supplies and quickly leave the area.
Many people believe that a vehicle can make them untouchable to the undead. These people could not be any wronger. It is not possible to drive through a massive mob of zombies without your vehicle stalling. Even worse is that if the mob is large enough, they WILL flip the vehicle and you’ll be nothing more than a can of live meat.
Make sure that you have a destination in mind before heading off on your journey. Wandering aimlessly through undead filled wastelands is an easy way for you to get yourself and anyone in your group killed. Keep in mind also, that the location you are headed to may have already be overrun and have a backup plan just in case.
For some reason, many people consider banks to be a secure area to hide out during an undead invasion. This theory proves true for only so long. The vaults in a bank are indeed built to keep people from getting in, but the moment they are sealed where do you go from there? No, zombies won’t be able to get in, but you have pretty much doomed yourself because of the short supply of oxygen that will be available to you.
The undead lack the ability to swim. More often than not, they will sink to the bottom of whatever body of water they enter. However, they do not require oxygen to survive and can remain underwater without consequence. This can prove fatal to humans that have entered shallow bodies of water to escape the land-bound undead by boat only to have their vehicle attacked by zombies submerged beneath the water.
One would think that anything bitten by a zombie would be reanimated as one of the walking dead, but this rule does not apply to animals. An animal’s body will instantly reject the virus, so no one has to worry about “killer zombie dogs.”
Zombies are basically humans. Because of this, they share some of the same weaknesses that we do. HOWEVER, never hit or shoot a zombie a single time with the thought that you will stun it. They do not react to pain and will continue to pursue you until you permanently put it out of it’s misery.
