Barn Owl Pellet Contents (IMAGE)

Swansea University

Barn Owl Pellet Contents

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Award for the connection with the natural world. Melissanthi Sommers-Kontoleon (College of Science) Barn owls, like many other birds, produce pellets that contain all the undigested parts of their prey. By pulling apart the pellets, one can find skulls and other bones from which the species of animal the owl has consumed can be identified.

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Melissanthi Sommers-Kontoleon, Swansea University

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