Jurassic Park - Isla Nublar Raptors (Photo: Jurassic Park / IMDB) The Nublar Raptors are the "classic" raptors that fans are most used to. They originated from Isla Nublar, Site A, and are distinguishable by their brownish-yellow skin tone, and featuring large eyes and a lean build. Their skulls had a comparatively flat surface and they donned 3-fingered razor sharp claws, not to mention their famous toe claw on each individual foot. One of the most impressive elements about the raptors in Jurassic Park was that the CGI that was used to help bring them to "life" was almost identical to their puppeteer counterparts. Taking into consideration the era of CGI this was developed in, that is a great accomplishment. However, Jurassic Park used as little raptor CGI as possible, opting for the to use of animatronics whenever possible. These raptors jumped out of the screen at you (metaphorically speaking) due to their incredibly "real" quality. prevnext

The Lost World: Jurassic Park - Isla Sorna Raptors (Photo: The Lost World: Jurassic Park / IMDB) The Sorna Raptors from The Lost World: Jurassic Park, who originated from Site B, Isla Sorna, seemed to basically maintain the same molds and CGI renderings as the Raptors from Jurassic Park. The only noticeable difference to them was that their skin color has more of an orange base, and they had black stripes. Additionally, the Sorna Raptors also sported bright yellow eyes, while their Nublar counterparts had more of green color to their eyes. Another similarity the Sorna Raptors has was that they also featured the same claws and distinguishable roars that the Jurassic Park Raptors had. They also have a similar body type and eye shape. Truthfully, other than color, there isn't a whole lot of difference between these raptors and the ones on Isla Nublar in Jurassic Park.

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Jurassic Park 3 - JP3 Sorna Raptors 2.0 (Photo: Jurassic Park 3 - IMDB) Jurassic Park 3 was the pinpoint moment when the raptors went through the biggest changes. Like in The Lost World, these Velociraptors were also found on Isla Sorna, and in addition to physical differences from the raptors of the first two films, these Raptors also displayed differences between male and female. The female Raptors were depicted as being white with black markings all over their bodies. On the other hand, the males raptors were far more colorful. They were depicted as mostly blue with black & white stripes across the sides of their bodies. Additionally, the males featured feather-like crests on top of their heads that seemed to shift positions based on the raptor's mood. Ultimately, it's not really known why the JP3 Raptors are so different from the previously seen Sorna ones. prevnext