New box-office opening weekend champion Jurassic World vanquished The Avengers with nearly $209 million in just three days in the US and over $511 million worldwide, an unexpected juggernaut that blew away expectations. And though it may not have as many iconic spine-tingling moments of terror as the original—possibly because most of it takes place during the day—one scene in particular has resonated with animal lovers, both professional and amateur: Chris Pratt's turn as Raptor Whisperer. Pratt's character Owen Grady is a former Navy man (and dinosaur expert? not asking too many questions here) who works with velociraptors, and has cultivated a special bond with them over time. Because of that, he's able to partially (and we can't stress enough how fickle an art this is) control the raptors like a lion tamer.

That may turn out to be the seminal moment of the film, at least for popular comedic purposes, as zookeepers and other animal lovers have started imitating the tableau of Pratt's outstretched arms fending off three raptors, but with other, variably less threatening creatures. There are walruses, cats, dolphins, otters, rhinos, and even rheas—which have feathers, you know, like dinosaurs, just not Jurassic Park franchise dinosaurs ... you get the idea. Take a look at some of the best tweets and Instagram posts, and check out the #JurassicZoo hashtag to see more as they come in.

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