{"product_id":"medium-2-pellet-comparison-free-us-shipping","title":"Medium 2-Pellet Comparison - FREE US Shipping","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded in this kit:\u003c\/strong\u003e two medium-sized sterilized barn owl pellets, two bamboo paddle picks, and a single instructional insert featuring common rodent and bird skeletal identification charts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHY DISSECT PELLETS FROM MORE THAN ONE REGION?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDissecting barn owl pellets from \u003cstrong\u003edifferent regions of the United States\u003c\/strong\u003e allows students and investigators to see how \u003cstrong\u003ehabitat shapes diet\u003c\/strong\u003e. Barn owls are opportunistic hunters, eating what the landscape provides. Because the \u003cstrong\u003ePacific Northwest and the Southwest are very different ecosystems\u003c\/strong\u003e, the prey found in their pellets often reflects those differences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIn the \u003cstrong\u003ePacific Northwest\u003c\/strong\u003e, barn owls commonly hunt in cooler, wetter environments—farmland edges, grasslands, wetlands, and forest margins. Rodents dominate these habitats, so pellets from this region frequently contain remains of \u003cstrong\u003evoles, deer mice, shrews, and other small mammals\u003c\/strong\u003e adapted to moist conditions and dense vegetation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eIn the \u003cstrong\u003eSouthwest\u003c\/strong\u003e, barn owls work a very different landscape. \u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDeserts, scrublands, and open grasslands support prey such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ekangaroo rats, pocket mice, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand desert mice, as well as occasionally small reptil\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003ees\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e adapted to dry climates and nighttime activity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eExamining pellets from both regions provides a hands-on opportunity to explore \u003cstrong\u003eecology, adaptation, and food webs\u003c\/strong\u003e. The same predator can reveal two very different stories about the landscapes it hunts.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Owl Brand Discovery Kits","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67924994752808,"sku":"djc1792313994199","price":9.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/6015\/7736\/files\/medium-2-pellet-comparison---free-us-shipping_1.png?v=1792313999","url":"https:\/\/chicoradesign.shop\/products\/medium-2-pellet-comparison-free-us-shipping","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}