Year 8 have been dissecting owl pellets. This will help them to know what the owl has been eating.
The owl pellet is made of the bones and fur that the owl has swallowed
The owl coughs up these pellets rather than them going through the whole digestive system
The pellets need soaking so they can break apart easily
Then the bones need to be separated from the fur
and washed
Careful work is required so the delicate bones are not broken.
The bones will now be soaked in bleach solution
This cleans up the bones and kills any bacteria on them.
