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Creature Comforts

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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Creature Comforts | Pet Day - September 2024

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2024/09/05

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, the doors to the pet hospital are wide open.We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small. In between your calls, we’ll be discussing the different foods toxic to your pets that you should avoid letting them ingest.Email the

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Creature Comforts | Sandhill Cranes

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2024/08/29

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.As one of the larger birds in Mississippi, Sandhill Cranes stand head and feathers above most of the birds we encounter here in the state. Today, Scott Hereford, Supervisory Wildlife Biologist at the Sandhill Crane Wildlife Refuge joins the show to discuss what makes these birds so special and how to identify

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Creature Comforts | Warblers and Swifts

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2024/08/22

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.As summer slowly wanes to an end, we can start preparing for the fall migrations of some of the birds of America. Whether they call Mississippi home or are simply just passing through, the birds throughout our area are a wonder to observe. Joining us today to discuss his own backyard observations is friend of

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Creature Comforts | Moths with Wesley Shoop

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2024/08/15

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.With hundreds of different species in Mississippi, our topic for the day is no stranger to the spotlight, or I guess I should say streetlight. Our focus for the hour will be on those critters that surround and swarm every nighttime light source they can find – moths. And with us today to inform us all about

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Creature Comforts | The Pearl Riverkeepers

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2024/08/08

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.Beginning in Central Mississippi and trickling all the way down into the Gulf of Mexico, the Pearl River winds its way through much of our great state. The waterway is filled with many fish, reptiles, mammals, and unfortunately, littered items! Our guests today are Mandy Mullens and Claire Graves from the

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Creature Comforts | Spicebush Swallowtail

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2024/07/27

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.Mississippi has an official state flower, a state bird, and even a state fruit. But did you know Mississippi has a state butterfly? Friend of the show, Joe Magee joins us to talk about the Spicebush Swallowtail and what it means to the state.To submit your own question for the show, email us at

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Creature Comforts | Dinosaurs with George Phillips

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2024/07/18

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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Creature Comforts | Pet Day - July 2024

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2024/07/11

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:animals@mpbonline.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Creature Comforts - CLASSIC | Mississippi Black Bears

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2024/06/27

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.The black bear and Mississippi have a storied history together, dating back to the days of President Theodore Roosevelt and the Teddy Bear. Dr. Dana Morin, Mississippi State University professor of Wildlife Biology is back on the program to share about one of the largest animals found in the state. She will

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Creature Comforts | Shorelines for Shorebirds

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2024/06/20

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.Here on Creature Comforts, we like to have experts on to discuss what we know about our natural world here in Mississippi. However, there’s still many questions even our *experts* don’t have the answers to. Our guest today is currently doing research to provide answers to her own question about how different

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Creature Comforts | Oysters and The Nature Conservancy

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2024/06/13

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.Schools are out, summer is here, and the coasts of Mississippi are ready to welcome visitors from across the state. While the waters fill with more people, The Nature Conservatory remains hard at work along The Gulf Coast. Today, Thomas Mohrman from the Conservatory joins us to discuss his projects pertaining

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Creature Comforts | Pet Day - June 2024

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2024/06/06

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, the doors to the pet hospital are wide open.We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small.Email the show:animals@mpbonline.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Creature Comforts | Mississippi's State Lakes &...

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2024/05/30

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.Recently, many of Mississippi’s State Lakes have reopened after renovation. This coupled with the coming summer months means the lakes are primed for anglers and boaters. For today, we welcome back Creature Comforts regular, Dennis Riecke, Coordinator with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife Fisheries and

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Creature Comforts | Bats on Deck!

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2024/05/23

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.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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Creature Comforts | Snakes

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2024/05/16

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.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

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Creature Comforts | Cicadas

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2024/05/09

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi Museum of Natural Science.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

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Creature Comforts | Pet Day - May 2024

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2024/05/02

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, the doors to the pet hospital are wide open.We welcome all your pet questions from the big to the small.Email the show:animals@mpbonline.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Creature Comforts | Rice's Whale

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2024/04/18

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi 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 animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message

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Creature Comforts | Urban Wildlife

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2024/04/11

On Creature Comforts,Kevin Farrellis joined byDr. Troy Majure, veterinarian at theAnimal Medical Center in JacksonandLibby Hartfieldretired director of theMississippi 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

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Creature Comforts | All Pet Day April 4, 2024

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2024/04/04

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 theAnimal Medical Centerand Libby Hartfield, Retired Director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, is here if you have any concerns about your furry friends or

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