Owl Pellet Investigation

Why do owls need to hunt at night rather than the day?

• There is less competition.
• They have special adaptions to hunt in the dark.
• It is easier to fly around unseen.
• All of the above.

An owl is is considered to be a raptor or _______________.

• mammal
• bird of prey
• cold blooded
• reptile

Owls catch their prey in their:

• talons
• beaks
• wings
• none of the above

An owl chews its food.

• true
• false

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Because they cannot digest fur, bones, or feathers, they regurgitate a

• seed
• stone
• pellet

Owls live on every continent except:

• South America
• Africa
• Antartica

They live in places such as:

• trees
• mines
• barns
• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

About how many pellets does an owl produce in one day?

• 1-2

• 2-4

• 3-6

• 5-8

Name these bones.

• Vertebrae

• Femurs

• Radius

• Ribs

Why do owls cough up the pellet?

• they can't digest it

• they don't like the taste of it

• they are too full

• to scare other birds

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4