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Are owl pellets faeces

Updated: 11/19/2022

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No, they are more like vomet. The owl cannot digest the fur and bones of the nimal it eats so a pellet forms inside the owl's body and is later i guess, thrown up.

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What make up owl pellets?

Owl pellets are made of bones fur and other things the owl can't digest

What kinds of owl do owl pellets feed?

Owl Pellets don't feed any owls. Owl pellets are balls of fur and bones from their last meal. That is a common mistake many people have, because pellets usually mean animal food.

What is a Snowy Owl's pellets made of?

The owl's pellets are mainly made out of bones that is if they eat something with bones.

How big are owl pellets?

pellets are usually about as big as an thumb

Where are owl pellets typically found?

around where owl's live?

What owl family do pellets come from?

the common barn owl

What is the regurgitated undigested matter in birds called?

Pellets - as in owl pellets

How does owl pellets relate to the food web?

The owl pellet shows what the owl has eaten.

What can you learn from owl pellets?

ppop

Where do they sell owl pellets?

at the zoo

What do owls produce?

owl pellets

What could be the independent variable for dissecting owl pellets?

what the owl ate