owl pellets

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

What type of bird is an owl?

• song bird

• tropical bird

• bird of prey

Do owls hunt in the day time or night time?

• day

• night

The major senses an owl uses in locating prey are:

• Vision and Hearing
• Hearing and Smell
• Smell and Taste
• Vision and Touch

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What are owls covered with?

• Fur

• Feathers

The long, sharp, curved claw of a bird of prey

• pellet

• talon

• carrion

• prey

An animal that is hunted, killed, and eaten by other animals

• nocturnal

• predator

• gizzard

• prey

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 do owls like to eat best?

• rodents

• worms

• reptiles

How long after eating does an owl regurgitate?

• about 6 hours

• every week

• about 24 hours