Science: Class Response

I did my class response on the owl pellets we dissected. Before actually dissecting, we did a food web of what an owl eats. This was to help us what kind of the animals an owl eats. For example, they eat animals such as voles, mice, moles, shrews, birds and many more. Also, we also got a worksheet to help us learn more about owls. During the time we were doing owl pellets, I learned many interesting facts along with my partners, Disney0022 and Fudgy1814. First of all, as I told you, I learned what kind of animals an owl eats. Next, I also learned that owl pellets are masses of bone, teeth, hair, feathers, and the exoskeletons of the prey they eat. In addition, I never knew that owls have no crop, a loose sac in the throat that serves as a storage for food for later consumption. More than that, I never really knew what a crop was before!

I also learned other resources to learn more information about owls. When I used Wikipedia, I learned numerous facts. One of them was that owls eat every 24 hours and that since owls don't have teeth, they just eat their prey whole. Furthermore, I never knew that owls were far-sighted and that they can't see clearly within a couple of inches near their eyes. Last but not least, owls form a pellet ever 6-10 hours of a meal in its gizzard.