Zookeepers Tame Animals 'Jurassic World'-Style in 'Prattkeeping' Meme

Chris Pratt tames raptors in ‘Jurassic World’ (Universal)

Did Jurassic World make you want to be a smooth-moved raptor trainer like Chris Pratt? Well — there’s a group of people who do pretty much that same job every day, minus the extinct-predator part. They’re called zookeepers, and with a new meme called “Prattkeeping,” they’re showing off their cinema-worthy animal wrangling skills.

Watch Chris Pratt fend off a velociraptor attack in 'Jurassic World.’

“Prattkeeping” is nothing more than mimicking Chris Pratt’s wide-armed stance from the Jurassic World dino-training scene (above). But instead of keeping CGI velociraptors at bay, dozens of zoo, aquarium, and safari employees are trying it on their very own creatures. And it’s surprisingly effective on a number of species. Observe:

An employee at Lion Country Safari in Florida tried Prattkeeping on some white rhinos.

It also worked on these “Veloci-otters” from the Georgia Aquarium.

These terrifying capybaras from the Palm Beach Zoo don’t stand a chance against Pratt’s moves.

Neither do these English chickens.

This zookeeper tried Prattkeeping on rheas, which may be the closest anyone came to wrangling actual dinosaurs.

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For more examples of this delightful meme, look up #Prattkeeping on Twitter or visit the growing collection of photos at Nerdist.com. There’s also a new Prattkeeping subreddit, where we learned that the Jurassic World training technique even works on rowdy teenagers.

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