Owl Pellets

About Our Company
Genesis, Inc. is a family owned company located in Washington State. We've been dedicated to serving Science Educators since 1987. As a family business, we're able to offer personalized service and individual consideration to each and every customer to ensure complete satisfaction. We specialize in providing supplies for the dissection of owl pellets.

What Is an Owl Pellet?
Owls don't have teeth, so they swallow their food whole. The owl slowly digests its meal in the gizzard, grinding and dissolving all the usable tissue. But some tissues, like bones or fur, cannot be digested, so the owl's gizzard compacts it into a hard pellet and the owl regurgitates it.

Why Study Owl Pellets?
Pellet dissection can be an exciting learning experience for students of all ages, although it is most commonly offered as part of a K-8 science curriculum. Our pellets are of the highest quality and may come from one of several locations, although most of them are harvested in the Pacific Northwest. The pellets we provide are all from the Common Barn Owl, Tyto alba. Each pellet is individually inspected to ensure the appropriate size and top quality.

Our pellets are heat-treated and wrapped in foil, then sorted by size. Customers can select from one of three sizes:
SOP is under 1.5 inches, and is usually 1 ¼ to 1 ½ inches in length. BOP is over 1.5 inches. These may be as large as two inches, but are never less than 1.5 inches. This is the most popular size with customers, and is also the size we use to fill our kits. We also offer JOP--these pellets are over two inches in length. These are the most interesting choice for students, however, availability may be limited.