Creature Comforts

By Jason Klein

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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 animals@mpbonline.org and listen to Creature Comforts Thursday mornings at 9 a.m. CST on MPB Think Radio.



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Episode Date
Creature Comforts | Rice's Whale
Apr 18, 2024
Creature Comforts | Urban Wildlife
Apr 11, 2024
Creature Comforts | All Pet Day April 4, 2024
Apr 04, 2024
Creature Comforts | Water Fowls
Mar 28, 2024
Creature Comforts | Spring Bird Banding
Mar 14, 2024
CLASSIC: Creature Comforts | All Pet Day - April 2023 Throwback
Mar 07, 2024
Creature Comforts | New Discovery from Prehistoric Times
Feb 29, 2024
Creature Comforts | Mississippi's Relationships with Wild Turkeys
Feb 22, 2024
Creature Comforts | Spaying & Neutering
Feb 16, 2024
Creature Comforts Classic | Migratory Birds with Dr. Frank Moore
Feb 08, 2024
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - February 2024
Feb 01, 2024
Creature Comforts | White-Tailed Deer
Jan 25, 2024
Creature Comforts | Squirrels
Jan 18, 2024
Creature Comforts | Hellbenders and Herpetology
Jan 11, 2024
Creature Comforts | All Pet Day (Squirrels and Shrews)
Jan 04, 2024
Creature Comforts | The Best of 2023
Dec 28, 2023
Creature Comforts | Urban Wildlife and Deer
Dec 15, 2023
Creature Comforts | All The Pet Things
Dec 07, 2023
Creature Comforts | The Mystery Dog Illness & Animal Rehab
Nov 30, 2023
Creature Comforts | "To Go Fishing is a Joy..."
Nov 16, 2023
Creature Comforts | Aquatic Conservation
Nov 09, 2023
Creature Comforts | The Bats of Mississippi
Oct 26, 2023
Creature Comforts | Salamander Migration with Tom Mann
Oct 19, 2023
Creature Comforts | Marine Resources with Director Joe Spraggins
Sep 21, 2023
Creature Comforts | Bird Migration with Joe Mcgee
Sep 14, 2023
Creature Comforts | Emails and Calls about Tails and Paws
Sep 07, 2023
Creature Comforts | Dr. Wesley Shoop
Aug 31, 2023
Creature Comforts | Ants
Aug 24, 2023
Creature Comforts | Observing Urban Wildlife from a Distance
Aug 17, 2023
Creature Comforts | Tigers and Zebras in Mississippi
Aug 10, 2023
Creature Comforts | All Pets All the Time
Aug 03, 2023
Creature Comforts | Bird Banding with Emma Rhodes
Jul 27, 2023
Creature Comforts | Manatees
Jul 20, 2023
Creature Comforts | Black Bear Updates
Jul 13, 2023
Creature Comforts | Service Animals
Jul 06, 2023
Creature Comforts | Wild Hogs
Jun 29, 2023
Creature Comforts | A River Discovery
Jun 22, 2023
Creature Comforts | Pest Problems
Jun 08, 2023
Creature Comforts | Let's Talk About Pets
Jun 01, 2023
Creature Comforts | Terry The Snake Man
May 25, 2023
Creature Comforts | Mississippi Black Bears
May 18, 2023
Creature Comforts | Fireflies
May 11, 2023
Creature Comforts | Eastern Bluebirds
Apr 27, 2023
Creature Comforts | Bird Banding & Hummingbirds
Apr 20, 2023
Creature Comforts | Insects
Apr 13, 2023
Creature Comforts | All Pet Day - April 2023
Apr 06, 2023
Creature Comforts | Mississippi's Bats
Mar 30, 2023
Creature Comforts | Gopher Frogs
Mar 23, 2023
Creature Comforts | Migratory Birds with Dr. Frank Moore
Mar 16, 2023
Creature Comforts | Wild Turkeys
Mar 10, 2023
Creature Comforts | Bird Flu
Mar 02, 2023
Creature Comforts | Freshwater Fishing
Feb 23, 2023
Creature Comforts |Blue Cat Guide Service with Bob Crosby
Feb 17, 2023
Creature Comforts | Nature's Medicine
Feb 09, 2023
Creature Comforts | All Pet Day - February 2023
Feb 02, 2023
Creature Comforts | Paleontology & Fossils
Jan 26, 2023
Creature Comforts | American Alligator
Jan 20, 2023
Creature Comforts | Delta Wind Birds
Jan 12, 2023
Creature Comforts | All Pet Day - January 2023
Jan 05, 2023
Creature Comforts | Bird Box with Joe Magee
Dec 15, 2022
Creature Comforts | Cold-Blooded Animals
Dec 08, 2022
Creature Comforts | All Pet Day - December 2022
Dec 01, 2022
Creature Comforts | Deer Day
Nov 17, 2022
Creature Comforts | Owl Day
Nov 10, 2022
Creature Comforts | All Pet Day - November 2022
Nov 03, 2022
Creature Comforts | Bats
Oct 27, 2022
Creature Comforts | Spiders
Oct 20, 2022
Creature Comforts | Alligator Snapping Turtles
Oct 13, 2022
Creature Comforts | Fall Bug Population
Sep 29, 2022
Creature Comforts | Migratory Birds of Mississippi
Sep 22, 2022
Creature Comforts | Ramps and Piers
Sep 08, 2022
Creature Comforts | Rain and Frogs
Aug 25, 2022
Creature Comforts | Bird Banding & Purple Martins
Aug 18, 2022
Creature Comforts | Nature Conservancy
Aug 11, 2022
Creature Comforts | All Pet Day - August 2022
Aug 04, 2022
Creature Comforts | Backyard Splooting
Jul 28, 2022
Creature Comforts | Ramps and Piers Program
Jul 21, 2022
Creature Comforts | All Pet Day - July 2022
Jul 07, 2022
Creature Comforts | Eagle Eyes
Jun 23, 2022
Creature Comforts | Summer Fishing & Birding
Jun 09, 2022
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - June 2022
Jun 09, 2022
Creature Comforts | Falconry with Dr. Jennifer Coulson
May 26, 2022
Creature Comforts | Healthy Gulf - Matt Rota
May 19, 2022
Creature Comforts | Firefly Nights
May 12, 2022
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - May 2022
May 06, 2022
Creature Comforts | Robin Whitfield - Painting Nature
Apr 21, 2022
Creature Comforts | Black Bear
Apr 14, 2022
Creature Comforts | Migratory Birds
Mar 31, 2022
Creature Comforts | Wind Birds w/ Jason Hoeksema
Mar 24, 2022
Creature Comforts | Weasels, Minks, and Beetles
Mar 17, 2022
Creature Comforts | Katelin Cross's Mammals
Mar 10, 2022
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - March 2022
Mar 03, 2022
Creature Comforts | Freshwater Fish and Mussels
Feb 17, 2022
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - February 2022
Feb 10, 2022
Creature Comforts | January Sights & Sounds
Jan 27, 2022
Creature Comforts | Mississippi Map Turtles
Jan 20, 2022
Creature Comforts | Invasive Carp
Jan 13, 2022
Creature Comforts | Birding with Joe Magee
Dec 16, 2021
Creature Comforts | Snake Talk w/ Terry Vandeventer
Dec 09, 2021
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - December 2021
Dec 02, 2021
Creature Comforts | Prothonotary Warblers
Nov 18, 2021
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - November 2021
Nov 04, 2021
Creature Comforts | In The Dark
Oct 28, 2021
Creature Comforts | Bad Nature
Oct 21, 2021
Creature Comforts | Mississippi Coyote
Oct 14, 2021
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - October 2021
Oct 07, 2021
Creature Comforts | Delta Wind Birds with Jason Hoeksema
Sep 30, 2021
Creature Comforts | Excuse Me Miss
Sep 23, 2021
Creature Comforts | Pearl River Clean Sweep 2021
Sep 16, 2021
Creature Comforts | Migratory Birds w/ Joe McGee
Sep 09, 2021
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - September 2021
Sep 02, 2021
Creature Comforts | Early Migration
Aug 19, 2021
Creature Comforts | Urban Wildlife
Jul 22, 2021
Creature Comforts | Frogs on the Porch
Jul 15, 2021
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - July 2021
Jul 01, 2021
Creature Comforts | Alligator Alley
Jun 17, 2021
Creature Comforts | Rod and Reel
Jun 10, 2021
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - June 2021
Jun 03, 2021
Creature Comforts | Frog Talk
May 27, 2021
Creature Comforts | Cicada Season
May 20, 2021
Creature Comforts | Light Up The Night
May 13, 2021
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - May 2021
May 06, 2021
Creature Comforts | Snakes Galore
Apr 22, 2021
Creature Comforts | Caterpillar Time
Apr 15, 2021
Creature Comforts | National Wildlife Week
Apr 08, 2021
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - April 2021
Apr 01, 2021
Creature Comforts | Swallow-tailed Kite
Mar 18, 2021
Creature Comforts | Rice's Whale
Mar 11, 2021
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - March 2021
Mar 04, 2021
Creature Comforts | Bird Behavior w/ Joe McGee
Feb 25, 2021
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - February 2021
Feb 04, 2021
Creature Comforts | Eagle Time
Jan 28, 2021
Creature Comforts | Blue Crab Traps
Jan 21, 2021
Creature Comforts | Winter Hummingbirds
Jan 14, 2021
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - January 2021
Jan 07, 2021
Creature Comforts | Mississippi Winter Birds
Dec 17, 2020
Creature Comforts | December Pet Day
Dec 10, 2020
Creature Comforts | Black Bear Black Bear
Dec 03, 2020
Creature Comforts | Autumn Deer
Nov 19, 2020
Creature Comforts | Mississippi Migration
Nov 12, 2020
Creature Comforts | The Bucket Brigade
Nov 05, 2020
Creature Comforts | Halloween Pet Day
Oct 29, 2020
Creature Comforts | Polite Pollinators
Oct 22, 2020
Creature Comforts | Autumn Sightings
Oct 15, 2020
Creature Comforts | Raising Gopher Tortoises
Oct 08, 2020
Creature Comforts | Canoeing The Mississippi
Oct 01, 2020
Creature Comforts | Wildlife Mississippi
Sep 24, 2020
Creature Comforts | Secretive Marsh Birds
Sep 17, 2020
Creature Comforts | Science Fest 2020
Sep 10, 2020
Creature Comforts | Monarch Migration
Sep 03, 2020
Creature Comforts | Mississippi Bats
Aug 27, 2020
Creature Comforts | Pearl River Clean Sweep
Aug 20, 2020
Creature Comforts | Pet Day - Older Pets
Aug 13, 2020
Creature Comforts | Delta Wind Birds
Aug 06, 2020
Creature Comforts | Reef Fish
Jul 30, 2020
Creature Comforts: Catfish Tagging
Jul 23, 2020
Creature Comforts: Late Summer in Mid-July
Jul 16, 2020
Creature Comforts: Prothonotary Warbler
Jul 09, 2020
Creature Comforts: Summertime Pet Care
Jul 02, 2020
Creature Comforts: Spiders & Scorpions w/ Dr. Brent Hendrixson
Jun 25, 2020
Creature Comforts: Large Fish of the Gulf w/ Dr. Jim Franks
Jun 18, 2020
Creature Comforts: Slow and Steady w/ Dr. Will Selman
Jun 11, 2020
Creature Comforts: Croaks and Ribbits
Jun 04, 2020
Creature Comforts: Why Did the Armadillo Cross the Mississippi?
May 21, 2020
Creature Comforts: Fireflies and Lighting Bugs
May 14, 2020
Creature Comforts: Terry and the Snakes
May 07, 2020
Creature Comforts: Rod & Reel
Apr 30, 2020
Creature Comforts: Too Close
Apr 23, 2020
Creature Comforts: Mighty Moth and other Bugs
Apr 16, 2020
Creature Comforts: Outside the Window
Apr 09, 2020
Creature Comforts: Deer Talk
Apr 02, 2020
Creature Comforts: Crawfish, Crayfish, & Mudbugs
Mar 19, 2020
Creature Comforts: Entomologist Audrey Harrison
Mar 12, 2020
Creature Comforts: Opossum Day
Mar 05, 2020
Creature Comforts: Paws and Claws
Feb 27, 2020
Creature Comforts: Mississippi Sharks
Feb 20, 2020
Creature Comforts: The Critter Catcher
Feb 13, 2020
Creature Comforts: Fly Eagles Fly
Feb 06, 2020
Creature Comforts: 41 Years of Paleontology
Jan 30, 2020
Creature Comforts: Freshwater Mussels
Jan 23, 2020
Creature Comforts: Here Fishy Fishy
Jan 16, 2020
Creature Comforts: Leaping Leapers
Jan 09, 2020
Creature Comforts: Red Hot Truck Stop
Dec 19, 2019
Creature Comforts: Mighty Mississippi River
Dec 05, 2019
Creature Comforts Classic | Wild Turkey Talk
Nov 21, 2019
Creature Comforts | November Pet Day
Nov 14, 2019
Creature Comforts | Winter Backyard Birds
Nov 07, 2019
Creature Comforts | Fall Migrating Birds
Oct 24, 2019
Creature Comforts: Alligator Snapping Turtle
Oct 17, 2019
Creature Comforts: Autumn Ornithology & Frogs
Oct 10, 2019
Creature Comforts: Catching Big Blue
Oct 03, 2019
Creature Comforts: Pearl Riverkeeper
Sep 19, 2019
Creature Comforts: The Pet Hospital Is Open
Sep 12, 2019
Creature Comforts: Benefiting the Butterfly
Aug 22, 2019
Creature Comforts: Hunter Education
Aug 08, 2019
Creature Comforts: eDNA and the Alligator Snapping Turtle
Aug 01, 2019
Creature Comforts: Legal Boating
Jul 25, 2019
Creature Comforts: Fishing Fishing
Jul 18, 2019
Creature Comforts: Urban Forest
Jun 27, 2019
Creature Comforts: Nesting Birds
Jun 20, 2019
Creature Comforts: Summer Spiders
Jun 13, 2019
Creature Comforts: Wild Turkey Talk
Jun 06, 2019
Creature Comforts: Summer Snakes
May 30, 2019
Creature Comforts: Bats and Other Cute Creatures
May 23, 2019
Creature Comforts: Pet Day
May 16, 2019
Creature Comforts: Counting Fireflies
May 02, 2019
Critter Crossing
Apr 26, 2019
Seeing the Shrew
Apr 11, 2019
NatureFEST!
Apr 04, 2019
Problem Plant
Mar 28, 2019
Fly Eagles Fly
Mar 21, 2019
Creature Comforts: March of the Pets
Mar 14, 2019
Finding Fossils
Mar 07, 2019
Bird Language
Feb 28, 2019
Aquatic Insects
Feb 21, 2019
Love & The Birds
Feb 14, 2019
Mississippi River Catfish
Feb 07, 2019
The Dragonfly
Jan 31, 2019
Guess Who?
Jan 24, 2019
White-tailed Deer
Jan 17, 2019
New Pets
Jan 10, 2019
Christmas Pet Day
Dec 20, 2018
Cavity Nesting Birds
Dec 13, 2018
Christmas Bird Count 2018
Nov 29, 2018
Wildlife & You
Nov 16, 2018
Fall Birds of Mississippi
Nov 08, 2018
Ticks!
Nov 01, 2018
Critter Catcher
Oct 18, 2018
Nature's Bite
Oct 11, 2018
October's Pet Day
Oct 04, 2018
Lovebug
Sep 20, 2018
Tom Mann & His Congress
Sep 13, 2018
Pearl Riverkeeper
Sep 06, 2018
Jackson Zoo
Aug 30, 2018
Hummingbird Festival
Aug 23, 2018
Pet Day
Aug 16, 2018
Tara Wildlife Nature Wildlife
Aug 09, 2018
Butterfly Effect
Aug 02, 2018
Summer Birding
Jul 26, 2018
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
Jul 19, 2018
Turtle Power
Jul 12, 2018
Adopt-A-Stream
Jul 05, 2018
Army of Armadillos
Jun 28, 2018
Black Bears of Mississippi
Jun 21, 2018
Madtom Catfish
Jun 14, 2018
Hop to it
Jun 07, 2018
Bird Songs
May 31, 2018
Pascagoula River Audubon Center
May 25, 2018
Fireflies
May 17, 2018
Bats of Mississippi
May 10, 2018
Tara Wildlife
May 03, 2018
Spring Fishing
Apr 19, 2018
Too Close for Comfort
Apr 12, 2018
Mississippi Snake Man
Apr 05, 2018
You and Your Pets
Mar 29, 2018
Pet Day
Mar 22, 2018
Wild Hogs and other Nuisance Animals
Mar 15, 2018
Gopher Tortoise and the Black Pine Snake
Mar 08, 2018
Fossil Road Show
Mar 01, 2018
Pet Day
Feb 22, 2018
Frog Song
Feb 15, 2018
Backyard Winter Birds
Feb 08, 2018
Fishing in Mississippi
Feb 01, 2018
Tom Mann & the Salamanders
Jan 25, 2018
Up Close & Personal
Jan 18, 2018
Bruce Reid and the Bald Eagle
Jan 11, 2018
Freshwater Conservation
Jan 04, 2018
Holiday Pets
Dec 21, 2017
Bird Count & Your Pets
Dec 07, 2017
Mississippi Deer
Nov 30, 2017
Ducks & More
Nov 17, 2017
The Wise Old Owl
Nov 09, 2017
Bird Watching 101
Oct 26, 2017
Great Delta Bear Affair
Oct 19, 2017
1 Fish, 2 Fish
Oct 12, 2017
The Big Catch
Sep 21, 2017
Backyard Birds
Sep 14, 2017
Pet Day
Sep 07, 2017
Hummingbirds
Aug 31, 2017
Ticks
Aug 24, 2017
Pascagoula River Conservation
Aug 17, 2017
Prescribed Fire
Aug 10, 2017
Wildlife Extravaganza
Aug 03, 2017
Healthy Snake Venom
Jul 27, 2017
Mississippi Black Bear Program
Jul 20, 2017
Summer Pet Health
Jul 06, 2017
Zoo Babies
Jun 29, 2017
Turtle Power
Jun 22, 2017
The Long Leaf Pine
Jun 15, 2017
Snake Day
Jun 01, 2017
Sky Lake
May 26, 2017
Fireflies, Glow-worms, & Lightning Bugs
May 19, 2017
PET DAY
May 16, 2017
Playing Possum
May 05, 2017
Cat Day & Fossils
Apr 28, 2017
Mudbugs
Apr 21, 2017
Salamander Crossing
Apr 14, 2017
The Black Belt Praire
Apr 06, 2017
Snakes and You
Mar 31, 2017
Bats
Mar 24, 2017
Endangered Species
Mar 17, 2017
Mississippi & The Bald Eagle
Mar 09, 2017
Mean Green
Mar 03, 2017
Get Off My Lawn
Feb 24, 2017
Titanoboa
Feb 17, 2017
Mississippi Migration
Feb 09, 2017
So You Think You Can Fish
Feb 02, 2017
Wildlife Mississippi
Jan 27, 2017
Ducks Unlimited
Jan 20, 2017
Pet Day...Again!
Jan 13, 2017
Pet Day!
Jan 06, 2017
Christmas Bird Count
Dec 16, 2016
Animal Colors
Dec 08, 2016
A Squirrel’s World
Dec 03, 2016
Deer John . . .
Nov 18, 2016
Backyard Bird Habitat
Nov 15, 2016
Fall Birds
Nov 03, 2016
Bat Signals
Oct 28, 2016
Gopher Tortoises
Oct 21, 2016
Teddy Bear
Oct 14, 2016
Fannye Cook
Oct 01, 2016
Dogs and Cats
Sep 09, 2016
Da Bears!
Sep 02, 2016
For The Birds
Aug 26, 2016
Pet Allergies & Picking the Right Vet
Aug 18, 2016
Pet Vaccines
Aug 12, 2016
Mississippi Bears
Aug 04, 2016
The Two-headed Snake
Jul 21, 2016
Tiny, Scary Ticks
Jul 14, 2016
Local Fish
Jul 07, 2016
New York Wants Our Dinosaurs
Jul 01, 2016
BUSY BEES
Jun 27, 2016