# Prattkeeping

> Zookeepers copied a raptor pose; Know Your Meme’s gallery holds 82 image posts.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Culture (no sector)
- Seed date: 2015-06-07
- Peak date: 2015-06-19
- Spread Score: 44 (Notable, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Remixable template, Challenge, Brand pile-on, Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

Keeper networks supplied the photos, and Nerdist’s Buchman actively asked for more before compiling them. Sacramento Zoo credited Owyang with helping start a hashtag and showcased named staff with different animals. This documents an organizer and community-to-editor relay.

## Timeline

- 2015-06-07 — Jason Smyth (@slayer1551) (X) — Jason Smyth posted the raptor-training pose with chickens before the film opened.
- 2015-06-16 — Nicole Leslie (@leslieisthelastname) (Instagram) — Nicole Leslie posted a recreation with rheas on Instagram.
- 2015-06-17 — Rick Schwartz / Nerdist (Press) — Buchman saw Schwartz’s and a friend’s posts, solicited more examples and assembled a Nerdist roundup.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/prattkeeping

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Prattkeeping.” Case HIS-00411. Spread Score v1.2: 44/100. Updated 2026-10-14. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00411