RAPTOR RAPTORS

Jurassic World really disappointed me, so I felt like I'd correct the wildly inaccurate "raptors" to the best of my abilities. Deinonychus (or Dakotaraptor), not Velociraptor. The middle one doesn't much like our friend Owen here: she's giving him the old threat display treatment (probably hissing too). The adult male on the left is probably the most tame, so he's pretty chill. Subadult on the right is a little irked; maybe hungry, actually.

Let's say in this Alternate Universe Jurassic World, they use actual bird DNA in the cloned dinosaurs (as they should); the male has osprey genes, the female has bateleur in her, and the adolescent is part harpy eagle. Much as Owen would like to train them to do tricks for the park guests, these raptors are a bit... less than cooperative. He's gotten the older ones to fetch and do simple tricks in exchange for food; there are those who think they could be trained to hunt (as in falconry), but no official plans are made in that direction as of yet. Handlers have reported signs that they may possess intelligence similar to felids or birds of prey; though these claims have not been extensively investigated, as the matter is largely irrelevant to the purposes of a zoo like Jurassic Park.

The male is Charlie; the female is Delta; the subadult is Blue.

The "Raptor" paddock is located near the pterosaur aviary on Isla Nublar, though it is only accessible to park guests with premium passes. The paddock's simulated environment is woodland, though there is a metal mesh barrier overhead preventing the specimens from climbing trees to get over the walls. Though not genetically related, these three have formed a relationship resembling a family bond or ad hoc pack arrangement; until recently, the adults instinctively protected the junior from their handlers (2 recorded incidents). Moulting their feathers annually, the adolescent Blue has yet to grow into his adult plumage; the male Charlie has changed color slightly with successive moults (the introduction of the female Delta caused him to temporarily assume vibrant gold plumage; this has since dulled).

Delta has become increasingly reclusive and hostile toward her handlers; it is suspected she has laid a clutch of eggs and is nesting somewhere in the paddock.