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#