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Creature Comforts

Check out Creature Comforts on MPB Think Radio! Each week, Libby Hartfield, 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 animals@mpbonline.org and listen to Creature Comforts Thursday mornings at 9 on MPB Think Radio.

  • Pet Day & Pet Name Stories! image
    Excerpt (53:03) | Air date 05/17/12
    Dr. Majure talks about keeping your pet's eyes healthy and listeners share the stories behind their pets' names!
  • Here, Lizard Lizard!  image
    Excerpt (53:14) | Air date 05/10/12
    Tom Mann tells us the difference between a lizard & salamander! Dr. Majure suggests ways to keep ticks & fleas away!
  • Migratory Bird Day & Pet Nutrition image
    Excerpt (52:34) | Air date 05/03/12
    Nicole Smith & Megan Fedrick discuss International Migratory Bird Day & Dr. Majure says yea or nay to table food for pets!
  • Home, Sweet Animal Homes! image
    Excerpt (33:03) | Air date 04/26/12
    Guest, Matt Smith, talks about the interesting techniques of home building by eagles, beavers, & spiders!
  • Scary Insects! image
    Excerpt (53:45) | Air date 04/19/12
    John Davis and Libby talk about mosquitoes, bed bugs, & the Emerald Ash Borer. Dr. Majure talks about adopting pets!
  • Nature Fest! image
    Excerpt (53:13) | Air date 04/12/12
    Megan Sewell Fredrick tells what to expect at Nature Fest this year& listeners tell their secret to keeping mosquitoes away!
  • Spring Migration! image
    Excerpt (53:21) | Air date 04/05/12
    Adam Rohnke discusses what birds are in Mississippi this time of year! Dr. Majure talks about pets & meds!
  • Pet Day w/Dr. Majure! image
    Excerpt (53:30) | Air date 03/29/12
    Dr. Majure's in the hot seat answering pet questions! Plus,what's the most popular pet in the world? Find out this episode!
  • Falconry & Pet Housetraining image
    Excerpt (53:00) | Air date 03/22/12
    Falconer, David Hall, tells us all about the "sport of kings" and Dr. Majure tells how to housetrain your pet effectively!

Send us a picture of your pet and they'll be displayed in our gallery, like the Louvre for fur and feathers. Take the tour.

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Salamanders and frogs, do you know what's in your backyard? Check out these photographs, taken by Tom Mann, a zoologist with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife.

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