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; This site was designed to teach young and old about the wonders of birds. The most exciting part of the site is the Virtual Owl Pellet Dissection. Many interactive activities await you. Click on a link from the left side of the screen to get started.
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Owl pellets are masses of bone, teeth, hair, feathers and exoskeletons of various animals preyed upon by raptors, or birds of prey. Pellets are produced and regurgitated not only by owls, but by hawks, eagles and other raptors that swallow their prey whole of in small pieces.
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www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/owlpellet.html
www.biologycorner.com/worksheets/owlpellet.html
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Weird science straight from the owl's mouth! Barn Owl Pellets are a natural teaching tool. They are a fantastic example of the food chain, the principles of ecology, animal structure and function, skeletal anatomy, and natural history!
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www.pelletsinc.com/
www.pelletsinc.com/
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Owl pellets, barn owl pellet dissection tools and bone charts for the classroom. ... Owl Pellets? What's the big deal. View this short demo to see what the lab is all about.
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How Owls digest and process their food, including information about Owl Pellets. ... Owl pellets differ from other birds of prey in that they contain a greater proportion of food residue. This is because an Owl's digestive juices are less acidic than in other birds of prey. Also, other raptors tend to pluck their prey to a...
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www.owlpages.com/articles.php?section=owl+physiology&ti...
www.owlpages.com/articles.php?section=owl+physiology&title=Digestion
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Pellet (ornithology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A pellet , in ornithology, is the mass of undigested parts of a bird's food that some bird species occasionally regurgitate. The contents of a bird's pellet depend on its diet, but can include the e...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pellet_(ornithology)
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Title - Owl Pellets ; By - Jamie Rettke ; Subject - Science ; Grade Level - 5-8 ; Topic: Skeletal System ; Duration: 45-60 minutes ; Skills ; Analysis, comparing similarities and differences, generalizations ; Objective: When asked the students will be able to: 1. Dissect an owl pellet to remove bones and remains.
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www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceOwlPelletsSkeletalSystem...
www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceOwlPelletsSkeletalSystem58.htm
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This figure includes all owl species. Owl pellets are so informative for several reasons. Firstly owls have comparatively weak bills and often prey that isn’t too large is swallowed whole which leaves the skeleton of the prey, including the skull, intact.
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www.owls.org/Information/pellets.htm
www.owls.org/Information/pellets.htm
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