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Zombie sheep of Black Sheep
Black Sheep is a New Zealand film in which genetically altered sheep turn bloodthirsty and pass the condition on by biting. The film's page describes them as zombie sheep. The effects were made by Weta Workshop.1
First appeared
2006
Released 2006Source work
Black Sheep (2006)
Jonathan KingMade in
New Zealand
What causes it
Science gone wrong
Genetic engineering experiments turn sheep into carnivores.How you become one
A bite infects both sheep and people; bitten humans turn into human-sheep hybrids.
How it moves
Runs
The flocks run downhill at their targets.Weak spots
- amniotic fluid from a mutant lamb reverses the change
When did it first appear?
Released 2006
field notes
What the sources say
Could you outrun it?
Speed class from how the sources describe it (runs), not a measurement.
You, walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
You, jogging about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h (15 mph)
Zombie sheep of Black Sheep about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)
Sources
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