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 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.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 401
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Creature Comforts: Crawfish, Crayfish, & Mudbugs
Mississippi has 63 different species of crawfish that call it home, including the smallest crawfish species in the world. Today on this episode of Creature Comforts we welcome Paul Hartfield, biologi…
00:47:47 |
Thu 19 Mar 2020
Creature Comforts: Entomologist Audrey Harrison
Our guest on this episode is the one and only Audrey Harrison. An entomologist that studies the insects around us and how they are helpful in our everyday lives. Today we will talk about what insects…
00:49:37 |
Thu 12 Mar 2020
Creature Comforts: Opossum Day
The opossum is an often misunderstood animal that can be seen around trash cans and road sides throughout the country. As the only native marsupial in North America, it seems everyone has a story ab…
00:49:55 |
Thu 05 Mar 2020
Creature Comforts: Paws and Claws
On this episode of Creature Comforts we open the doors to the pet hospital. Dr. Troy Majure is here and ready to answer your pet questions. The entire show is dedicated to our furry friends and mak…
00:49:27 |
Thu 27 Feb 2020
Creature Comforts: Mississippi Sharks
According to Dr. Marcus Drymon the shark population of the gulf coast is healthy. But you should not be afraid to swim because the water is fine. Today on the show we welcome Dr. Drymon to talk about…
00:49:43 |
Thu 20 Feb 2020
Creature Comforts: The Critter Catcher
Mike McDowell, the Critter Catcher joins the show and lets us know what are the nuisance animals of the state. Just because your neighbors dog barks a lot at night does not make it a nuisance animal…
00:49:44 |
Thu 13 Feb 2020
Creature Comforts: Fly Eagles Fly
Steve Peterson has been a Creature Comforts regular every time we want to look toward the skies and learn about the birds of the state. Eagles have been spotted around and Steve is back to let us kn…
00:50:01 |
Thu 06 Feb 2020
Creature Comforts: Freshwater Mussels
Freshwater mussels are hard to spot but the role they play in shaping ecosystems is crucial to freshwater life. There numbers are declining but with the help of scientist and researchers these musse…
00:49:33 |
Thu 23 Jan 2020
Creature Comforts: Here Fishy Fishy
January may not seem like the ideal time to go fishing, but there is no rule saying you can not. Today on Creature Comforts we have Larry Pugh, Chief of Fisheries for MS Department of Wildlife Fisher…
00:50:11 |
Thu 16 Jan 2020
Creature Comforts: Leaping Leapers
After a holiday break Creature Comforts is back with one of our favorite guest, naturalist Joe Magee. We have had plenty of warm days this winter and the frogs are sounding off. Joe brings in some …
00:48:58 |
Thu 09 Jan 2020
Creature Comforts: Red Hot Truck Stop
Our favorite paleontologist George Phillips joins us for our last live show of 2019. As the Paleontology Curator at the Mississippi Museum of Science he is hands on with many of the fossils that com…
00:49:33 |
Thu 19 Dec 2019
Creature Comforts: Mighty Mississippi River
On this episode of Creature Comforts Dr. Troy Majure is out so no pet talk but Libby is back in the studio from her travels. She also brought one of her favorite people to the show, Paul Hartfield, h…
00:49:13 |
Thu 05 Dec 2019
Creature Comforts Classic | Wild Turkey Talk
There was not a live airing of Creature Comforts today, but here is a classic episode of that originally aired on June 6, 2019. Just in time for Thanksgiving we hear about the wild turkey population …
00:48:51 |
Thu 21 Nov 2019
Creature Comforts | November Pet Day
On Creature Comforts we cover just about all the animals found in Mississippi and beyond. From bats to bears, salamanders, and even the ones that share our homes. Today is an all pet day and Dr. Troy…
00:48:19 |
Thu 14 Nov 2019
Creature Comforts | Winter Backyard Birds
Winter migratory birds are being seen around the state and with the proper feeding station your backyard could become a bird watching destination. Today on the show from Wild Birds Unlimited is Nath…
00:49:19 |
Thu 07 Nov 2019
Creature Comforts | Fall Migrating Birds
Friend of the show, biologist Joe McGee is back to talk about some of the migrating birds that are making their way through Mississippi. Have you seen any Kinglets yet? How about the Yellow-rumped …
00:48:31 |
Thu 24 Oct 2019
Creature Comforts: Autumn Ornithology & Frogs
During this early fall season the weather has been a hold over from summer, but now cooler temperatures have arrived. How has the fluctuation affected some of the creatures that call Mississippi hom…
00:49:13 |
Thu 10 Oct 2019
Creature Comforts: Catching Big Blue
Bob Crosby is a US Coast Guard licensed Captain and has been fishing for trophy blue catfish in the Mississippi River for over ten years. Today he is back on Creature Comforts to talk about what is …
00:47:49 |
Thu 03 Oct 2019
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