All About Owls

What is in the pellet owls spit up?

• a live animal that the owl couldn't fit in its mouth
• extra grass it ate 
• food for its owlets
• fur and bones from eating an animal whole

What can be found in a pellet?

• bones, and waste

• bones, fur , and vomit

• bones, fur, and teeth

• bones, hay and claws

How does an owl kill its prey?

• By swallowing it alive

• Using its feathers to beat it to death

• Hearing

• talons to grab and kill it or bite it with a beak

What is digested and used for energy when an owl eats?

• Bones and fur

• guts and tendons

how far can they turn there heads

• 360 degrees
• 270 degrees
• 90 degrees

Sharp talons help owls ______________.

• catch and kill prey.

• wade through streams to find fish.

• scratch the ground to find seeds and insects.

• run and climb to find prey.

Which powerful predator is capable of rotating its neck 270 degrees?

• Bald Eagle

• Great Horned Owl

• Barn Swallow

• Red-Shouldered Hawk

What kind of animal is an owl?

• Bird

• Mammal

• Reptile

• Fish

What kind of food does an owl eat?

• Meat

• Plants

An owl has soft feather on its wings. How does this help an owl?

• To keep warm

• To look cute

• To fly quietly

• To see better