Episode 85 Stink, Stank, SKUNK!

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#