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D149889 Owl Pellet

Owl pellet dissection showing a rodent skull, mandible, tibia, scapula and other bones. Owls eat their prey whole, the digestion process removes the meat and then concentrates the remains into a pellet that is eventually regurgitated.

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Owl pellet dissection showing a rodent skull, mandible, tibia, scapula and other bones. Owls eat their prey whole, the digestion process removes the meat and then concentrates the remains into a pellet that is eventually regurgitated.