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Creature Comforts

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, 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

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All Episodes

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Creature Comforts | Pet Day - March 2025

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2025/03/06

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, we’ve propped the doors to the pet hospital wide open.We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small. Also, between your calls we’ll continue reading from our list of interesting fun facts about nature and wildlife in Mississippi.Email

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Creature Comforts | The Fossil Road Show

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2025/02/27

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.Our guest for the day is the returning George Phillips, paleontology curator at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, who joins to update us on a previous fossil discovery as well as what’s going on at the Museum.To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a

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Creature Comforts | Stewardship Grants

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2025/02/20

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.Have you ever been to a park or natural area in Mississippi and wondered, “How are these places so well-kept?”In 2022, the Mississippi legislature created a fund for state agencies to help support our local and state parks, so today, we’re joined by Ricky Flynt, Executive Director of these projects to discuss

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Creature Comforts | We Love Our Animals

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2025/02/13

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.On this, the day before Valentine’s Day, we want to talk about why we love both our pets and the animals we see around our homes and wildlife areas. Joining us for the conversation is our friend Joe McGee who also wants to inform us about the Great Backyard Bird Count which begins tomorrow.To submit your own

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Creature Comforts | Pet Day - February 2025

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2025/02/06

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, we’ve propped the doors to the pet hospital wide open.We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small. Also, between your calls we’ll continue reading from our list of interesting fun facts about nature and wildlife in Mississippi.Email

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Creature Comforts | Aquatic Mammals with Dr. Holley...

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2025/01/30

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.On Creature Comforts today, we welcome Dr. Holley Muraco from Mississippi State University’s Coastal Research and Extension Center. She is an internationally recognized research scientist with special interest in aquatic mammals. So stay tuned to learn about her work with dolphins, manatees, otters, and moreTo

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Creature Comforts | Sparrows

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2025/01/23

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.Early into the year with these cold temperatures, it’s hard to know what to expect from the wildlife in your backyard, especially with birds. Are you seeing a robin, a cardinal, or a sparrow? Our focus for the show today is the sparrow, and our guest for the hour is long-time friend of the show Joe McGee.To

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Creature Comforts | Duck, Duck... GOOSE!

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2025/01/16

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.It’s a new year, and Creature Comforts is ringing in 2025 by discussing the favorite birds of children and hunters alike: ducks and geese. Our guest today is the Waterfowl Program Coordinator for the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks – Houston Havens.To submit your own question for the

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44:09

Creature Comforts - CLASSIC | Bats on Deck!

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2025/01/09

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.Mississippi is home to many flying creatures, and although we love talking about our birds, today we want to discuss a flying mammal: bats. Alison McCartney, a wildlife biologist, joins us today to tell us all about Mississippi’s bats, how important they are to our ecosystem, and whether or not you should be

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43:45

Creature Comforts - CLASSIC | Pet Day - November 2024

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2025/01/02

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, we’ve propped the doors to the pet hospital wide open.We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small. Also, we have several email questions from our very own in-house staff here at MPB which we’ll answer between your phone calls.Email

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44:17

Creature Comforts - CLASSIC | Dinosaurs with George...

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2024/12/26

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.Many people have an interest in prehistoric creatures from a young age. Lucky for us here in Mississippi, the grounds and waters are rich with fossils, bones, and other remains from past times. Our guest for the day is the returning George Phillips, paleontology curator at the Mississippi Museum of Natural

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43:33

Creature Comforts - CLASSIC | Sawfish

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2024/12/19

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.We have many remnants of the prehistoric world in bones and fossils around the globe, but there are a few animals still alive today that remind us of those creatures, like today’s subject, the sawfish. Our guest for the hour is Annmarie Fearing, who will join to school us about her work with these shockingly

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Creature Comforts Promo | Dear Santa... More MPB...

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2024/12/12

Happy Holidays From MPB Think Radio! This promo features Kamel King with Next Stop, Mississippi and his daughter, Kennedy King.For more MPB Think Radio visit: https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/For more Deep South Dining visit: http://deepsouthdining.mpbonline.org/For more Next Stop, Mississippi visit: http://nextstopms.mpbonline.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Creature Comforts | Deer Overpopulation

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2024/12/12

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.Recently, to the excitement of many Mississippi hunters, the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks began a campaign encouraging games-men to harvest even more deer than they have previously due to overpopulation. William McKinley from the department joins today to share more about our state’s deer

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Creature Comforts | Pet Day - December 2024

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2024/12/05

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, we’ve propped the doors to the pet hospital wide open.We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small. Also, between your calls we’ll be discussing some interesting fun facts about nature and wildlife in Mississippi.Email the

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42:53

Creature Comforts | Gopher Tortoises

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2024/11/21

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.Noble, half-shelled reptiles living underground and saving lives may sound like a cartoonish idea, but it is the reality for the heroic Gopher Tortoise. Emily Rezac from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and Parks joins us today to discuss these tortoises and how their presence is essential to

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44:30

Creature Comforts | iNaturalist and WMAs

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2024/11/14

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.Colt Mooney is our guest for the hour. He is an Environmental/Natural Resources Specialist at the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks. He joins to tell us about his work with the department and inform us about iNaturalist and WMAs.To submit your own question for the show, email us at

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43:45

Creature Comforts | Pet Day - November 2024

Creature Comforts ·

2024/11/07

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, we’ve propped the doors to the pet hospital wide open.We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small. Also, we have several email questions from our very own in-house staff here at MPB which we’ll answer between your phone calls.Email

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43:58

Creature Comforts - HALLOWEEN | Spooky Spiders

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2024/10/31

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.For this year’s Halloween, Creature Comforts is going to talk about the infamously spooky and ever-scary spider. Along with skeletons, pumpkins, and candy, the 8-legged arachnids have become entwined with All Hallow’s Eve, so our guest for the hour Dr. Wesley Shoop, will join to inform us of the life cycles of

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43:33

Creature Comforts | Sawfish

Creature Comforts ·

2024/10/24

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.We have many remnants of the prehistoric world in bones and fossils around the globe, but there are a few animals still alive today that remind us of those creatures, like today’s subject, the sawfish. Our guest for the hour is Annmarie Fearing, who will join to school us about her work with these shockingly

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