Students attending Dissection Club recently decided to apply their skills to something a little different from the organs and specimens they usually explore. The result was owl pellets.
With cocktail sticks and tweezers in hand, students carefully prised apart these regurgitated pellets, discovering what lay hidden inside. Nestling within the fur were delicate bones and tiny skulls, revealing the remains of the owl’s prey. Using eye lenses, the students examined the bones more closely, observing the intricate structures and considering what they might belong to.
The bones are currently being cleaned by immersion in hydrogen peroxide and kept in the dark for a day. Once they are rinsed and ready, students will return to them at the next Dissection Club session, where they will begin the process of identifying the different bones and piecing together what the owl had eaten.