Is Shaquille O'Neal video chat buddies with Jeff Lowe from 'Tiger King?'
That's what Lowe wants us to believe ... and now PETA is calling on the NBA legend to cut ties with the Oklahoma zoo owner ASAP claiming he's just as bad as Joe Exotic.
If you recall from the Netflix doc, Lowe owns the Greater Wynnewood Animal Park in Oklahoma ... and just a few weeks ago, the zoo posted a screen grab which appears to show a FaceTime call between Shaq and Lowe.
"One of the nicest guys in the World," the GW Animal Park posted on Facebook on March 21 .