Owl Pellets

What is digestion?

• It is what happens when you sleep at night.

• It is how your body turns your food into energy.

• It is what happens when you run.

• Digestion is what happens when you go to the store.

What do owls eat?

• elephants, zebras, and elk

• whales, seals, and dolphins

• rodents, shrews, birds, and lizards

• cheetahs, lions, and tigers

Do owls have teeth?

• Yes

• No

How do owls eat?

• They use a knife to cut their food into small bites.

• They use their teeth to chew their food.

• They gulp down their prey whole.

• They cook their food before they eat it.

Owls can digest bones, teeth, fur, and feathers.

• True

• False

What part of the owl's digestive system helps the owl eat?

• feathers

• heart

• liver

• gizzard

What does a gizzard do for an owl?

• It helps it chew its food.

• It helps it swallow its food whole.

• It helps it filter out all of the things that it cannot digest.

• It helps it catch its prey.

What was the cool thing that she just found?

• A jawbone

• A leg

• A beak

• Some feathers

Are you ready to dissect an owl pellet?

• Kind of!

• For sure!

• Welp!

• Let's go explore!

• Can't wait!