Look at us dissecting owl pellets!
| What is an owl pellet?
Jamie – “Something that owls cough up.” Ruth – “It’s something that they can’t digest.” Caitlyn – “It’s something that they can’t eat.” Max – “Bones and fur.” Annabelle – “Like feathers, they can’t digest it.” |
| How are they sterilised?
Wipe them with a cloth. Use washing up liquid. Put them under a tap. Use a sponge. Use chemicals.
We learned that they are sterilised in the OVEN! |
We predicted what an owl pellet…
| smells like | feels like | looks like |
| rotten eggs
dead birds rotten food rotten mice owls dead snakes
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bumpy
a bit smooth soft hard bony squidgy smooth
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oval
sausage shape cylinder that’s not flat at the top a sweetie shape brown light kind of brown browny yellow browny white grey and black light grey a whitish colour blackish creamy colour |
Then we guessed…
| What’s inside |
| some bones bird bones
snake skull or skin feather fur frog leg, arm or finger bones mouse bones egg shell |
