Disecting pellets......EEWWW!

Anyone who knows me knows that I'm, in most cases, not a sissy, However...... today at the homeschool meeting we disected owl pellets. I thought that it was poop, but no... owl pellets are what an owl spits up after eating an animal whole. This piece of throw up hardens after it is spit up. It contains the entire skeleton of the animal eaten. We had to touch it with our bare hands and pull it apart barely even using a tool......GROSS! It was one of the most disgusting things I have ever done. I have to admit though, beyond that unbearable stench, it was neat to find all the bones in the...uh....stuff. lol Word of advice is you ever disect an owl pellet..... make sure you have a cold so you can't smell it and at least where rubber gloves.... =)