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Creature Comforts
by 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 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 a.m. CST on MPB Think Radio. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https:/
Episodes
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Creature Comforts | Salamander Crossing
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. We’re happy to welcome Tom Mann, conservation biologist with the Mississippi Museum of…
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Creature Comforts | Christmas Bird Count
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. With the holiday season underway, we’re turning our attention skyward to one of the...
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Creature Comforts | Pet Day - December 2025
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...
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Creature Comforts | Talkin' Turkey
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. With Thanksgiving approaching, we’re talking today about an avian species as synonymous with…
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Creature Comforts | Batty Banter
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. Navigating through the sky in the dark of night, bats are some of the more fascinating animals…
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Creature Comforts | Pet Day - November 2025
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...
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Creature Comforts | Spider Time
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. From irradiated bites giving you super powers to a wise lady named Charlotte spouting wisdom as...
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Creature Comforts | Crawfish, Lizards, Hummingbirds, and Aquariums
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 on Creature Comforts, it’s a special drive time episode that we’ve put together of some…
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Creature Comforts | Beavers
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. If you look closely enough, you’ll notice that many of our critter friends are astonishingly…
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Creature Comforts | Aquarium Fish
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. Over the past few weeks, we’ve talked about the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science a bit but...
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Creature Comforts - CLASSIC | Pet Day - May 2025
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...
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Creature Comforts | Hummingbirds
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. Since they were founded in 2020, the Banding Coalition of the Americas has pushed our…
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Creature Comforts | Mississippi Science Fest
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. For ten years now, the Lefleur’s Museum District in Jackson has been home to Science Fest: a...
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Creature Comforts | Birding Through the Seasons
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 autumn season is almost upon us, so it’s nearing time to trade in your sunscreen and towels...
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Creature Comforts | Pet Day - September 2025
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...
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Creature Comforts | Turtle Time!
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. From our creeks, lakes, and ponds; to our roads, suburbs, and driveways, the people of...
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Creature Comforts | Honeybees
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. Here’s a riddle for you to kick off our show this morning: flying without feathers and singing...
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Creature Comforts | World Lizard Day
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. Last week on Creature Comforts Pet Day, we discussed a few August holidays and celebrations...
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Creature Comforts | Pet Day - August 2025
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...
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Creature Comforts | Insects and Plants
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. Our state contains many species of plants and insects scattered throughout its borders, but...
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Creature Comforts | Skunks
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 people of Mississippi are all too familiar with our subject for today’s show. Whether you...
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Creature Comforts | Marine Education Center
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 University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory aims to inform visitors...
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Creature Comforts | Green Tree Frogs
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. Our colleagues here at MPB have recently been working on a project of re-airing and digitizing...
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Creature Comforts - CLASSIC | Mississippi's State Lakes & Invasive Aquatic Plants
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. Recently, many of Mississippi’s State Lakes have reopened after renovation. This coupled with…
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Creature Comforts | Butterflies and Other Pollinators
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. Last week to open Creature Comforts, we discussed a few animal holidays and celebrations taking...
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Creature Comforts | Dinosaurs in Mississippi
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. Putting together the lives of prehistoric creatures is a puzzle, and like a puzzle, you have to...
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Creature Comforts | Crawfish... Or is it Crayfish?
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. At MPB Think Radio, we’re all about bringing people together – something we have in common with...
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Creature Comforts | Pet Day - June 2025
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...
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Creature Comforts | Freedom Ranch
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. In Mississippi, we have several places for people to learn about and experience wildlife. From...
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Creature Comforts | Snakes in the Studio!
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. Whether you’re fond of them or not, you probably find snakes fascinating. From slithering...
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Creature Comforts | Snappy Sync Soiree
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. With the temperature slowly warming up and the storms hopefully subsiding, the weather is...
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Creature Comforts | Tara Wildlife Summer Camps
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 on the show, we’re joined by Gilbert Rose from Tara Wildlife. He wants to tell us about…
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Creature Comforts | Pet Day - May 2025
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...
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Creature Comforts | Volunteering at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
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. As we near the end of MPB Think Radio’s Volunteer Week, we’re joined by Katie Tupy from the...
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Creature Comforts | Green Sea Turtles
On Creature Comforts, Marissa Vaughn steps in for the absent Kevin Farrell, and 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. After last week’s discussion about gopher tortoises...
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Creature Comforts | The Headstart Program
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 gopher tortoise is one of Mississippi’s oldest surviving species, but despite their...
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Creature Comforts | 10 Fun Facts About Mississippi 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. For the past few Pet Days here on the show, we’ve been filling the time between your calls and...
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Creature Comforts - CLASSIC | 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…
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Creature Comforts - CLASSIC | 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…
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Creature Comforts | Bioluminescent Websters
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. Conservation biologist with the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Tom Mann is joining us...
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Creature Comforts | Pet Day - March 2025
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...
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Creature Comforts | The Fossil Road Show
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. Our guest for the day is the returning George Phillips, paleontology curator at the Mississippi...
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Creature Comforts | Stewardship Grants
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. Have you ever been to a park or natural area in Mississippi and wondered, “How are these places...
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Creature Comforts | We Love Our Animals
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. On this, the day before Valentine’s Day, we want to talk about why we love both our pets and…
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Creature Comforts | Pet Day - February 2025
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...
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Creature Comforts | Aquatic Mammals with Dr. Holley Muraco
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. On Creature Comforts today, we welcome Dr. Holley Muraco from Mississippi State University’s...
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Creature Comforts | Sparrows
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. Early into the year with these cold temperatures, it’s hard to know what to expect from the...
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Creature Comforts | Duck, Duck... GOOSE!
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. It’s a new year, and Creature Comforts is ringing in 2025 by discussing the favorite birds of...
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Creature Comforts - CLASSIC | Bats on Deck!
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. Mississippi is home to many flying creatures, and although we love talking about our birds…
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Creature Comforts - CLASSIC | Pet Day - November 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, we’ve propped the doors to the pet...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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 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 a.m. CST on MPB Think Radio.
Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https:/
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