Owl Pellet Dissection & Discovery Kit

What's really inside an owl pellet? With the edZOOcation Owl Pellet Dissection & Discovery Kit, kids ages 5 and up get to find out for themselves. Owls swallow their prey whole and cough up the fur and bones they can't digest. Each pellet is a real, one-of-a-kind record of what an owl ate, waiting to be uncovered piece by piece.

Kids gently pull apart two owl pellets, sort the tiny skulls, jawbones, ribs and leg bones they find, and match each one on the Bone ID chart to work out whether it came from a bird, rodent, mole or shrew. Along the way, they practice careful observation and fine motor skills and learn how food chains and predator–prey relationships work.

What's Included

• 2 owl pellets
• Dissection mat with step-by-step instructions and Bone ID chart
• Bamboo tweezers
• 2 blunt-tip skewers
• Magnifying glass
• Disposable gloves

Why Kids (and Parents) Love It

• Real science, real specimens: No two pellets are alike, so every dissection is a new discovery.
• Everything in one box: Tools, gloves and a built-in work mat, with nothing extra to buy.
• Built-in bone identification: The Bone ID chart compares skulls, jawbones, ribs, scapulas, limbs and pelvic bones across birds, rodents, moles and shrews.
• Great for home or classroom: A hands-on biology activity that pairs perfectly with lessons on owls, ecosystems and food webs.

Adult supervision recommended. Contains small parts. Wash hands after use. Contents vary, and every pellet is unique.

As with all edZOOcation products, your purchase supports wildlife education and conservation.