Creature Comforts

Jason Klein

Check out Creature Comforts on MPB Think Radio! Each week, Libby Hartfield, Retired Director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, brings a specialist into the studio to answer your questions about various animals we see in Mississippi. And of course, Dr. Troy Majure, a veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center of Jackson answers your pet questions. Each week, you’ll learn more about the animals that live in our homes and the animals who live in the world around us. You’ll also find out more about family-friendly exhibits and events at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson. Email your pet and animal questions to [email protected] and listen to Creature Comforts Thursday mornings at 9 on MPB Think Radio.

  • 44 minutes 44 seconds
    Creature Comforts | Snakes

    On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.


    Terry Vandeventer is a local herpetologist here in Mississippi, and today he joins us to discuss one of his favorite classifications of animals: snakes. Despite some people’s aversion to them, they’re quite beneficial to many local ecosystems and can even be adopted as pets!


    To submit your own question for the show, email us at [email protected] or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.


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    16 May 2024, 6:27 pm
  • 44 minutes 15 seconds
    Creature Comforts | Cicadas

    On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.


    The Mississippi population is well aware of our noisy neighbors that emerge periodically in the summer – the cicada. Every Mississippian is all too familiar with their croaks, but how familiar are you with the cicada itself? Today, we’re joined by Brady Dunaway from the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science who will tell us all about these chattering creatures.


    To submit your own question for the show, email us at [email protected] or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App.


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    9 May 2024, 6:37 pm
  • 44 minutes 32 seconds
    Creature Comforts | Pet Day - May 2024

    On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.


    Today is an all-pet day here on Creature Comforts. So, the doors to the pet hospital are wide open. We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small.


    Email the show: [email protected].


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    2 May 2024, 6:48 pm
  • 46 minutes 19 seconds
    Creature Comforts | Rice's Whale

    On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.


    Today we discuss Rice's whales with marine biologist Christian Wagley from Healthy Gulf as he updates us on how the research of Rice's whale, a species of whale thought to be almost gone, resurges in the Gulf South.


    To submit your own question for the show, email us at [email protected] or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App


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    18 April 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 44 minutes 51 seconds
    Creature Comforts | Urban Wildlife

    On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.


    Today we discuss urban wildlife with Dr. Adam Rohnke and Katherine "Ann" Smithson of Mississippi State University's Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture and Extension Service to teach you the ins and outs of the urban wildlife that surrounds you each and every day.


    To submit your own question for the show, email us at [email protected] or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App


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    11 April 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 44 minutes 4 seconds
    Creature Comforts | All Pet Day April 4, 2024

    Today is an all pet day here on Creature Comforts. The doors to the pet hospital are wide open. We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small. Don’t hesitate to join the conversation live by phone or anytime by email. Also, if you have had any general wildlife experiences please share.


    As always, Dr. Troy Majure, DVM, with the Animal Medical Center and Libby Hartfield, Retired Director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, is here if you have any concerns about your furry friends or general wildlife experiences.


    Email the show at anytime: [email protected].


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    4 April 2024, 5:07 pm
  • 46 minutes 14 seconds
    Creature Comforts | Water Fowls

    On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.


    Today we discuss any and all things water fowls with the Water Fowl Program Coordinator Houston Havens with Mississippi Wildlife , Fisheries, and Parks.Learn all about water fowls like ducks, geese, and more on today's program as Kevin and our wonderful callers get all their questions answered.


    To submit your own question for the show, email us at [email protected] or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App


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    28 March 2024, 4:30 pm
  • 45 minutes 45 seconds
    Creature Comforts | Spring Bird Banding

    On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.


    Today we discuss bird banding and how it's done throughout the spring season with returning guest Emma Rhodes, Co-Founder & Director of Conservation and Scientific Research at the Banding Coalition of the Americas. All sorts of birds are discussed on today's programming, as well as other pet and animal related questions by Dr. Majure and Libby Hartfield.


    To submit your own question for the show, email us at [email protected] or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App


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    14 March 2024, 3:54 pm
  • 43 minutes 25 seconds
    CLASSIC: Creature Comforts | All Pet Day - April 2023 Throwback

    Today is an all pet day here on Creature Comforts. The doors to the pet hospital are wide open. We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small. Don’t hesitate to join the conversation live by phone or anytime by email. Also, if you have had any general wildlife experiences please share.


    As always, Dr. Troy Majure, DVM, with the Animal Medical Center and Libby Hartfield, Retired Director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, is here if you have any concerns about your furry friends or general wildlife experiences.


    Email the show: [email protected].


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    7 March 2024, 4:00 pm
  • 43 minutes 54 seconds
    Creature Comforts | New Discovery from Prehistoric Times

    On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.


    The more you listen to us here at MPB, the more you hear us emphasize Mississippi’s rich history. From music and food, to events and traditions, MPB is proud of the culture we experience within the state. Today though, we’re going to talk about Mississippi’s history from before history was even recorded. George Phillips, the Paleontology Curator for the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, joins us today to inform us of some new discoveries from prehistoric times.


    Email the show: [email protected].


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    29 February 2024, 7:22 pm
  • 43 minutes 56 seconds
    Creature Comforts | Mississippi's Relationships with Wild Turkeys

    On Creature Comforts, Kevin Farrell is joined by Dr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center in Jackson and Libby Hartfield retired director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.


    An interesting distinction to be made about Mississippians’ relationships to wild turkeys is in the two different ways they’re viewed. The first, as a large game bird to be hunted. And second, as a beautiful animal to be observed by wildlife- and bird-watchers. Our guest for today is Adam Butler, Wild Turkey Coordinator for the MS Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks. He’s here to inform us about both relationships we have with these fascinating, free-flying fowls.


    Email the show: [email protected].


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    22 February 2024, 6:55 pm
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