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#