Thanks a Lot, Axolotl! 

In this episode we answer the questions “Where do seagulls live?” and “Can axolotls regrow parts of their brain?” We also share a fact of the day from Ada Librarian Angela and Jill recommends a summertime chapter book. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!      

Angela’s fact of day: Extreme Records by Julie Beer https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C603149 

Jill’s book recommendation: The Firefly Summer by Morgan Matson https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C951433 

Concerning seagulls: 

 https://www.audubon.org/magazine/why-do-gulls-hanging-out-parking-lots  

https://www.audubon.org/news/are-gulls-jerks  

https://www.audubon.org/news/shoplifting-gull-prefers-doritos  

https://seaworld.org/animals/facts/birds/gulls/  

https://research.ebsco.com/c/qctlkj/viewer/html/2r26hovutj  

https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/visit/where-see-wildlife/where-see-winter-wildlife/gull-roosts  

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/seagull/  

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/gull/38487/related#nodeId=websites&page=1  

Concerning axolotls: 

"Axolotl." World Book Kids, 2025,  

   www.worldbookonline.com/kids/article?id=ar838993. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.  

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/amphibians/axolotl-life-expectancy.htm  

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/axolotl  

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

https://www.worldwildlife.org/magazine/issues/summer-2021/articles/meet-the-peter-pan-of-salamanders-the-axolotl