Animal of the Week: Owl

Terribly interesting creature!

Owls are nocturnal (a new vocabulary word!) which means they hunt and are most active at night. Their very large eyes allow them to see well in the dark and do not move in the sockets so they have to turn their whole head around to see. The feathers on their wings are made so that they are almost silent when they fly which allows them to swoop down on their prey without warning. Their talons grab and crush their prey. AND the most exciting, though gross, fact we learned about was that they swallow their prey WHOLE! Then the owl regurgitates the indigestible parts and spits them out in pellet form. This owl pellet includes pieces of bone, fur and scales.

We are going to dissect an owl pellet!!!