Zombie Attributes: Smell

[macdobhran]

The undead have an acute sense of smell. In both combat situations and laboratory tests, they have been able to distinguish the smell of living prey above all others. In many cases, and given ideal wind conditions, zombies have been known to smell fresh corpses from a distance of more than a mile. Again, this does not mean that ghouls have a greater sense of smell than humans, simply that they rely on it more. It is not known exactly what particular secretion signals they presence of prey: sweat, pheromones, blood, etc.

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[bittibuddha.livejournal.com]

so- does the fact that Zed can SMELL fresh corpses mean they are attracted to them? more so than living people? Will we need to use the freshly dead as bait/distraction with Zed is around?

i need more data.