In this episode we answer the questions “How do skunks produce that stinky substance?” and “Which came first, Yeti or Bigfoot?” and “Is Bigfoot real?” We also share a turtle fact of the day from Librarian Laura and Liz recommends a heartwarming chapter book about a very important bear. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Laura’s fact of the day: The Book of Turtles by Sy Montgomery

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C922118 

Liz’s book recommendation: Pocket Bear by Katherine Applegate

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1192274 

Concerning skunks:

"skunk." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 13 Jun. 2022. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/skunk/68133. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.  

https://www.discovermagazine.com/10-facts-about-the-striped-polecat-and-no-its-not-a-skunk-46050 

https://www.ourherald.com/articles/a-story-to-hang-onto-the-ultimate-skunk-remedy 

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/chemistry-skunk.html 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/ask-smithsonian-what-makes-skunk-spray-smell-so-terrible-180955553/ 

Science of skunk spray: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-4xNQuqZ1k 

Concerning Bigfoot & the Yeti:

https://statemuseum.arizona.edu/online-exhibit/curators-choice/tracking-legend-bigfoot#:~:text=A%20Native%20American%20tradition%20in,the%20Sasquatch%20or%20Bigfoot%20legend 

https://www.history.com/articles/bigfoot-legend-newspaper 

 https://mil.wa.gov/the-legend-of-bigfoot 

https://www.livescience.com/24598-bigfoot.html 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/why-so-many-people-still-believe-in-bigfoot-180970045/ 

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220720-the-true-origin-of-sasquatch 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson%E2%80%93Gimlin_film# 

Join Liz and Jill as we answer the questions “Are Maine Coons the largest cat?” and “Do orangutans eat oranges?” We have a fact about animal jobs and an adventure novel that you are sure to love! To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

Regarding Maine Coons...

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Why-Are-Maine-Coon-Cats-So-Big/648427

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Longhair-Cat-Breeds/649275#421786.toc

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/Maine-coon-cat/472805

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/maine-coon/#single-animal-text

https://www.petmd.com/cat/general-health/big-cat-breeds

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/cat/106124

https://web.archive.org/web/20150714021608/http://www.tica.org/index.php

Regarding Orangutans...

"Orangutan." World Book Kids, 2025,

   www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar831672. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.

https://orangutan.org/

https://www.orangutan.org.uk/blog/orangutan-stories-the-art-of-nest-building

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/orangutan/

Nest-building: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAz26FGACZc

Orangutans by Nicki Clausen-Grace: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C911137

Orangutans by Mara Grunbaum: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C588337

In this episode we answer the questions “Can you hear bamboo grow?” and “How do you find out a tree’s age?” We also share a fact of the day from Data Coordinator Sheri and Liz recommends a chapter book about an octopus rescue with a lot of heart. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!   

Liz’s book recommendation: Three Blue Hearts by Lynne Kelly

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1235498

Concerning bamboo:

https://www.guaduabamboo.com/blog/where-does-bamboo-grow 

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giant-panda 

https://onetreeplanted.org/blogs/stories/bamboo 

https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/bamboo/273085 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_panda 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizome 

Bamboo forest sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vky3vEL6Dc 

Concerning dendrochronology:

https://www.nps.gov/grba/learn/historyculture/the-prometheus-story.htm 

https://www.nist.gov/how-do-you-measure-it/how-do-you-measure-age-tree 

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/dendrochronology/29924 

"tree." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 13 Nov. 2025. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/tree/277422#main-ada. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025. 

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://redbuttegarden.org/media/documents/calculate-tree-age-activity.pdf 

https://youtu.be/MwNJC-IRgPE?si=bifxTMjO-J8U8kLG 

https://www.environmentalscience.org/dendrochronology-tree-rings-tell-us 

https://ltrr.arizona.edu/about/treerings 

https://www.arborday.org/