Dissect your own Owl Pellet!

Do you know exactly what an owl pellet is? When an owl eats its prey, it swallows it whole, lets the digestive system do its work, and then regurgitates a pellet of all the undigestible material from its meal. Inside this pellet you'll find the bones of whatever it had just eaten!

It's phenomenally gross for sure, but great hands-on science. Of course it has been sanitized so it's not in the least bit dangerous. When dissecting this pellet, kids will learn about the owl's habitat, their place in the food chain, and their predatory skills.

You'll use some archaeological skills to piece together the skeletons using the included bone chart. This is a great project for homeschooling curricula or for just plain science fun!