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Stump the LibrarianAuthor: Kent District Library
Welcome to Kent District Librarys Stump the Librarian Podcast where your friendly neighborhood librarians put their research skills to the test answering questions from you, the listener! Jill and Liz every other Wednesday to learn new and exciting information. Think you have a question that can stump us? Visit www.kdl.org/stump to submit a question of your own! Language: en Genres: Education, Education for Kids, Kids & Family Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 85 Stink, Stank, SKUNK!
Episode 86
Wednesday, 4 February, 2026
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#
