Rachel takes a science class through Science2U. This year they are studying rocks & minerals, the body, microscopes, inventions, birds, space, and plants.
This pic from their bird series. Rachel is dissecting an owl pellet. Yuck! Owls eat their food whole. Since birds do not have teeth, they can't chew their food. Therefore, they use their strong and sharp beaks to rip their prey apart and swallow large chunks whole. The owl slowly digests its meal by separating the softer materials (such as meat) from the harder material (such as bones). It then regurgitates the harder material along with indigestible items such as feathers and fur in the form of a pellet.
I think she found a skull and some bones from a mouse.
