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Description

Dissecting an owl pellet provides a fascinating insight into the secretive lives of owls. As birds of prey, owls will often swallow their prey whole, but parts of their prey – such as the fur and bones – can’t be digested. It’s these indigestible parts that get clumped together into a pellet and regurgitated (coughed up). By finding these pellets and looking at what’s inside them, you can work out what your local owls have been eating.

See https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/resource/discover-how-to-dissect-an-owl-pellet/ for instructions and a video

Resources

A bone identification chart - there are lots to choose from online, for example this one:
https://www.barnowltrust.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Science-Pellets.pdf

Instructions

Hand out pellets, tweezers and plates or perhaps an egg carton. - to sort out the bones.

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