I remember dissecting my owl pellet like it was yesterday. I was in 4th grade and I was sick at home with the chickenpox. I’d been really looking forward the owl pellet project and so when I caught my little sister’s infection, I was super bummed out. My best friend at the time was nice enough to offer bringing a pellet and tools to my house so that I could do mine at home. My mom was reluctant at first, but she gave in. It was for science, after all. Feverish and covered in bright red pox, I joyfully picked apart a clump of owl vomit at my mom’s kitchen table until I had a nearly-complete mouse skeleton, which I carefully glued to a paper plate.
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