It sounds gross. Frankly, it IS gross. Nevertheless, children *love* it! Owl Puke is a book kit you buy that lets you learn all about owls.
Most of you know that owls are hunters. What you may not have considered about their eating habits (as I hadn't!) is that when they catch prey, they swallow them whole. Yes, really. So they end up with all this fur and bones in their body that they can't digest.
What on earth do they do with the bones and fur? Well, their bodies form a pellet of it, and they cough it up! And you, the adventurous homeschooler, have the honor of dissecting it and figuring out what the owl had for dinner!
Owl Puke is a great, really fun, super informative book. My husband did this with my son several years back and they both really enjoyed it. It was an awesome way for Daddy to get involved in school and I was thrilled that *I* was not the one handling the owl puke! (They do disinfect it, but we still used gloves and all that good stuff when handling it!)
You can get your very own copy of Owl Puke at cool retailers like Amazon, or maybe on eBay. Make sure if you buy one from a person that it comes with the owl pellet. I have only been able to find the pellets sold in groups of 10, which may be a few more than you need!
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