--- --- # See Zookeepers Imitate Chris Pratt's Raptor-Training Move in _Jurassic World_ ## Video: Know Right Now: Jurassic World Make Global Box Office History [Watch (HLS stream): Know Right Now: Jurassic World Make Global Box Office History](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/Nzjb5Dyj.m3u8) (1:01)  _Published 2015-06-14. “Jurassic World” earned $512 million worldwide opening weekend, making it the largest global opening in history._ by [Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly Jun 18, 2015 8:46 PM UTC by [Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly](https://time.com/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly Jun 18, 2015 8:46 PM UTC Dinosaurs aren’t on display in real-life zoos (not yet, at least), but that hasn’t stopped actual zookeepers from channeling Chris Pratt’s raptor-training moves from _Jurassic World_. Pratt’s Owen Grady is able to train a group of vicious velociraptors to obey commands, and zoos are recreating the scene with walruses, penguins, and other slightly less lethal animals subbing in for the prehistoric creatures. The meme apparently started when [Tumblr blog Feminerds](http://feminerds.tumblr.com/post/121709534819/my-bestie-is-a-zoo-keeper-and-she-told-me-that) posted a still of Pratt from the film alongside a zookeeper doing the same pose. Other zoos then shared photos of their own, using hashtags like [#JurassicZoo](https://twitter.com/hashtag/JurassicZoo?src=hash) and [#PrattKeeping](https://twitter.com/hashtag/prattkeeping?src=hash). > [](https://twitter.com/aucklandzoo/status/611368813133627392) > [](https://twitter.com/woodlandparkzoo/status/611322060686561280) > [](https://twitter.com/VirginiaZoo/status/611590685280632832) > [](https://twitter.com/NewquayZoo/status/611534448627175424) > [](https://twitter.com/GLAquariumMN/status/611594419892916225) Pratt himself soon took notice, [posting a tweet](https://twitter.com/prattprattpratt/status/611387106267672576) calling the recreations “absolutely awesome.” _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/18/chris-pratt-jurassic-world-pose-sparks-zoo-meme) _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com) Jurassic World: Chris Pratt's Raptor-Training as Twitter Memes ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3927344/twitter-jurassic-world-meme/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3927344/twitter-jurassic-world-meme/"},"headline":"See Zookeepers Imitate Chris Pratt's Raptor-Training Move in Jurassic World","datePublished":"2015-06-18T20:46:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:21:15.721Z","description":"They're #PrattKeeping","url":"https://time.com/3927344/twitter-jurassic-world-meme/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","movies","viral","twitter","celebrity","Jurassic World"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jessica Derschowitz / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3927344/twitter-jurassic-world-meme/","name":"See Zookeepers Imitate Chris Pratt's Raptor-Training Move in Jurassic World"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Know Right Now: Jurassic World Make Global Box Office History","description":"“Jurassic World” earned $512 million worldwide opening weekend, making it the largest global opening in history.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/Nzjb5Dyj/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-14T20:58:10.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/Nzjb5Dyj.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3927344/twitter-jurassic-world-meme/","duration":"PT1M1S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3927344/twitter-jurassic-world-meme/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```