New Mexico Tech’s Mostafa Hassanlian’s “zombie duck drones” were developed for research, but they could be the next new thing for duck hunting.

Researchers at New Mexico Tech have new developments in their taxidermy bird drone projects that will blow your mind! His team believes that these taxidermy drones would aid in wildlife research by blending in with the natural environment.

The zombie drones are expected to aid wildlife monitoring as they could be blended into a natural environment.

They researchers used parts from taxidermied pheasants and mallards to create flapping-wing drones and swimming robots.