LA37-A Advanced Owl Pellet Study Kit

Advanced Owl Pellet Study Kit

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Advanced Owl Pellet Study Kit

SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS / PROCESSES

Dissect an owl pellet
Identify prey species with illustrated worksheets
Study food chains and feeding habits of owls
Learn about animal skeletons

Advanced kit is designed for an in-depth study of owls and their prey.

The kit provides extra identification materials such as illustrations of prey, bone sorting charts, and 15 keys to mammals commonly eaten by owls.

Keys are especially valuable for identifying mammals by the fur found in the pellets.

Definite species of voles and mice can be identified by the additional skeletal clues provided.

Owl Pellet Study Kits

Owls are adapted to catch and kill small prey quietly and accurately. Because owls have weak stomach muscles and stomach acids, they regurgitate undigested materials as fur balls. These fur balls, called owl pellets, often contain the skulls, bones, teeth, and claws of mammals; beaks and claws of birds; exoskeletons of insects; insect larvae; vegetable fibers; and owl feathers. Sometimes hard parts of reptiles, amphibians, or fish are found.

These owl pellets can be effectively used to study the food web of a particular eco-region. All owl pellets in a kit are collected from a single region, sterilized, and individually wrapped.

Kits come complete for 30 students working as partners.

Contents List

1 Teachers Guide
30 Student Worksheets and Guides
15 Owl Pellets - sterilized and individually wrapped
15 Specimen Identification Sorting Charts
15 Keys to Mammals Commonly Eaten by Owls
15 Teasing probes

Catalog # LA37-A

Shipping Weight 5.00 lbs

Our price: $98.00

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Advanced Owl Pellet Study Kit

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