Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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FEED spoiler party!

Okay, folks, I've been asked for it, and here it is: the spoiler party for Feed. Anything goes in the comments on this post only. If you haven't read the book, I ask that you not click. If you have, feel free to jump in, ask questions, discuss, or just yell at me. I'm cool either way.

Game on!
Tags: feed, mira grant, zombies
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beccastareyes

May 11 2010, 18:41:17 UTC 7 years ago

Caribou, bears, seals, wolves, moose...

... In general, the more rural, especially when not developed for agriculture, I'd say the more dangerous, because rural areas can support large mammals in ways most urban places can't. I'd say probably a lot of the Rockies are unsafe areas as well, and that most people would either drive south through the desert if they didn't fly.

deire

May 11 2010, 23:25:48 UTC 7 years ago

Wouldn't there be a chance of it burning itself out too though? An environment only supports so many large, roving predators. Granted, this would take some time, and no sense exists in taking unnecessary risks. Irwins aside.

beccastareyes

May 12 2010, 00:19:19 UTC 7 years ago

I'd guess it would have a predator-prey relationship with the non-active ecosystem. I'd have to dig out my population models, since the virus acts opposite the way a predator does*. We'd also have to assume that zombies could eventually be killed by something other than humans with shotguns -- maybe if they don't eat enough, the virus exhausts its host's energy and can't keep the corpse moving. It was mentioned that the government lab zombies were what kept the last ranchers in business.

* In other words, when the zombies get scarce relative to their food supply, they zombify more of their prey, so they reproduce more. A conventional predator reproduces more when their numbers are higher.

seanan_mcguire

May 14 2010, 14:57:50 UTC 7 years ago

This is because zombies have a viral behavior system, rather than a predatory behavior system.