We found the home of this way cool Desert Owl right by the river. He lives in a pepper tree!
We walked around his tree and found a ton of Owl Pellets! Owls, like many other birds, eat their food whole. Since birds do not have teeth, they can't chew their food. So, they use their strong and sharp beaks to rip their prey apart and then swallow large chunks whole. The owl slowly digests its meal by separating the softer materials (meat) from the harder materials (bone). It then regurgitates the harder material along with the indigestible items such as feathers and fur in the form of a pellet. Then we can collect and dissect!
And to think we have our own owl at the river!"Just like Harry Potter!" as Luke says...
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