The dissection of owl pellets can provide a valuable learning...
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Owls, like most birds, cannot chew their food and usually eat their prey whole. Most of the time, they do not separate edible parts of the prey from the inedible ones. However, when they have caught something that is too big to swallow whole, they will pick the animal apart before consuming it. Use the bone charts below to help identify what the owl has consumed.

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Owls are quite specialized predators, having eyes and ears designed to easily locate prey and unique feathers that enable them to fly almost silently. They hunt through the night, mainly consuming rodents and other small animals.
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Learn how to categorize and identify the bones found in the pellet. Use a sorting chart to identify each bone, and if possible, identify the animal from which it came.
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