Amazon, please help me meet one of my life goals

[thistle_chaser]

There are many things from the Star Trek world that would be life-changing to have now. Transporters (visit your family around the world without wasting a day on an airplane!), food replicators (OMG I've dreamed about them so much. Whatever food you want! And I bet they could make it as low calorie as you want! Any food in the world!), and the

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[postingwhore]

Why is it safe to assume that animals can't become zombies? :p

[thistle_chaser]

In most stories I've seen/read, they can't be made into zombies. I like the ones best where they can. Animal zombies are the best zombies!

[postingwhore]

It just doesn't make sense that they can't be made into zombies! :P Man, what illogical worldbuilding (imo).

[thistle_chaser]

Agreed, I think all mammals should be able to get it.

[kriatyrr]

In Mira Grant's Newsflesh trilogy, it's all mammals over the weight of approximately 40 pounds, so you don't get zombie babies/toddlers/cats. Everyone has the inactive virus in them, and exposure to the live version causes amplification into a zombie. And of course, some creatures go into spontaneous amplification upon reaching the weight threshold. A terrible world to be a parent in, for sure.

But at least they don't have to deal with the risk of being eaten from the inside in the case of a miscarriage. At least human babies don't grow teeth until well after they are born. (Do you know of any settings where this is a thing? I don't.)

(Also: I don't have a zombie icon. Oh well, Chryssalid is as close as I get)

[thistle_chaser]

Oh wow, that sounds really interesting! I had seen mention of Feed before, but not much more than that.

But at least they don't have to deal with the risk of being eaten from the inside in the case of a miscarriage. At least human babies don't grow teeth until well after they are born. (Do you know of any settings where this is a thing? I don't.)

I wish I did! I really want to read that now. I'd be so dark and interesting! Some babies are born with teeth though. Natal teeth are uncommon. They are present in about 1 in every 2,000 to 3,000 births. So if a mother were really unlucky, that could happen...