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Bone from Great Horned Owl Pellet This was found in a pellet that was at least 8cm long and had lots of small bones and leg bones, plus 3 skulls. The skulls were about 2-3cm long. <br />
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Owls eat small rodents, birds, and insects. But, they cannot digest the fur, bones, teeth, feathers, and exoskeletons from their prey. So, these parts are formed into a tight pellet inside the owl, who later spits the pellet out. <br />
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Owls eat small rodents, birds, and insects. But, they cannot digest the fur, bones, teeth, feathers, and exoskeletons from their prey. So, these parts are formed into a tight pellet inside the owl, who later spits the pellet out.<br />
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Habitat: small woodland meadow<br />
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Bone from Great Horned Owl Pellet

This was found in a pellet that was at least 8cm long and had lots of small bones and leg bones, plus 3 skulls. The skulls were about 2-3cm long.

Owls eat small rodents, birds, and insects. But, they cannot digest the fur, bones, teeth, feathers, and exoskeletons from their prey. So, these parts are formed into a tight pellet inside the owl, who later spits the pellet out.

Bone from Great Horned Owl Pellet This was found in a pellet that was at least 8 cm long and had lots of small bones and leg bones, plus 3 skulls. The skulls were about 2-3 cm long. <br />
<br />
Owls eat small rodents, birds, and insects. But, they cannot digest the fur, bones, teeth, feathers, and exoskeletons from their prey. So, these parts are formed into a tight pellet inside the owl, who later spits the pellet out.<br />
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Habitat: small woodland meadow<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/57815/bone_from_great_horned_owl_pellet.html Geotagged,Great Horned Owl Pellet,United States,Winter,bones,owl pellet

    comments (5)

  1. Any idea what type of species this belonged to? Posted 7 years ago
    1. Absolutely no idea - maybe a vole, mole, or rodent-like creature. It had a beak and teeth, which intrigued me. Posted 7 years ago
  2. What was the size any idea? Posted 7 years ago
    1. The bone pictured was about 25 mm long. Posted 7 years ago
      1. Looks like lower jaw of rodent such as common rat Posted 7 years ago

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Uploaded Mar 2, 2018. Captured Feb 15, 2018 14:17 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/3.5
  • 1/256s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm