We dissected an owl pellet which is basically what an owl throws up. In the pellet, we saw many things like fur and bones and what looked like dirt. The organisms in our pellet were a mole. We knew that there was a mole because we saw the pelvis bone and it looked just like the one in the manual. This was really cool because we found a socket and imagined as if it were actually being a joint.
We also found parts of the mole's vertebrae and we know is was a mole and not a bird because the pieces were bigger than those a bird would have.
The skeleton of a mole could be similar and different to those of a human. Its different in a way that the pelvis is lower and different because the animal goes on four legs whereas the humans are on two. Also, the vertebrae of the animals are smaller and there are less bones to it. The pelvis and joints thought work in the same way as humans in that the socket is what helps the movement. Also, they both have ulna and radius and tibia and fibula in the arms and legs that one looks smaller than the other. The moles, though, are on opposite sides where the radius and ulna are switched. In the mole and in the human, the skull looks the same.
Below are some pictures from the dissection!
