Stump the Librarian

Episode 41 The Need for Speed


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Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions "What is the fastest mammal?" and "What percentage of bodily loss does a starfish need to die?"

To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

 Concerning speedy mammals:

 https://www.awf.org/blog/cheetahs-worlds-fastest-land-animal#:~:text=Cheetahs%20are%20the%20world's%20fastest,of%20up%20to%2070%20mph.           

https://petkeen.com/cheetah-support-dogs/          

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/fastest-animal-in-world.htm 

Cheetahs by Jaclyn Jaycox: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C910039 

Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa’s Fastest Cats by Sy Montgomery: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C229380 

Concerning Sea Stars:

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/sea-star/69454 

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

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/starfish.html 

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

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

https://www.americanoceans.org/facts/how-do-starfish-eat/ 

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