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- Composers A-Z
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- Conversations
- Creature Comforts
- Curious George
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- Dinosaur Train
- Divided We Stand
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- Ed Said
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- Farmweek
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- Remembering the Freedom Rides
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- Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Live Cinecast Event
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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.
Radio Episodes
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Excerpt (53:35) | Air date 05/23/13Dr. Matt Roberts discusses fishes. Libby & Dr. Majure talk pets & wildlife! -
Excerpt (53:32) | Air date 05/16/13How is White Nose Syndrome affecting bats? How can you attract bats to bat houses?
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Excerpt (53:45) | Air date 05/09/13Larry Pugh tells us all about catching fish by hand... the dangers & excitement!
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Excerpt (53:12) | Air date 05/02/13Nicole Smith & Libby Hartfield discuss bird sightings & IMBD.
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Excerpt (54:53) | Air date 04/25/13Libby Hartfield & Dr. Majure discuss facts & myths about wildlife & pets.
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Excerpt () | Air date 04/18/13George Phillips is back in the studio to talk bout fossils. And Libby and Dr. Majure are on-hand to answer your wildlife and pet questions.
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Excerpt (53:27) | Air date 04/04/13Megan Fedrick & Libby Hartfield discuss NatureFEST & birds to watch out for this spring!
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Excerpt (53:04) | Air date 03/28/13Libby Hartfield & Dr. Majure discuss what animals we should see & hear for spring!
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Excerpt (53:09) | Air date 03/21/13Dr. Majure answers listeners' pet questions & tells what might be stressing your pets!
Pet Gallery
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.
BACK TO TOPAmphibians!
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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Episodes- Freshwater Fishes & More! (05/23/13)
- All About Bats! (05/16/13)
- Grabbing Fish By Hand! (05/09/13)
- International Migratory Bird Day (05/02/13)
- Fact or False? Wildlife & Pets! (04/25/13)
- MOAR FOSSILS! (04/18/13)
- NatureFEST (04/04/13)
- Spring Arrivals (03/28/13)
- Pet Day & Pet Stress (03/21/13)
- Wild Turkeys! (03/14/13)
- Fishing & Pet Myths (03/07/13)
- Fossil Day! (02/28/13)
- Pet Day w/Dr. Majure! (02/21/13)
- Giant Map & Pet Dental Health (02/14/13)
- Conservation Projects & More! (02/07/13)
- Threats to Amphibians (01/31/13)
- Got Fish? (01/24/13)
- Family Fun Science Night & SR1 (01/17/13)
- Private Lands Habitat Program (01/10/13)
- Wildlife & Human Interaction! (12/20/12)
- The Ways of Waterfowl! (12/13/12)
- Winter Survival & Wildlife (12/06/12)
- The Beetle (11/29/12)
- Wild Turkeys! (11/15/12)
- Fall & Winter Birds! (11/08/12)
- Youth Outdoor Involvement (11/01/12)
- Adopt-A-Stream Progam (10/25/12)
- Longleaf Pine & Prescribed Fire (10/18/12)
- Fossil Day! (10/11/12)
- Wild Hogs! (10/04/12)
- Alligators! (09/27/12)
- The Life of Fawns (09/20/12)
- Bats in Mississippi! (09/13/12)
- Pollinators & Pet Hygiene (09/06/12)
- Hummingbirds! (08/23/12)
- Pet Day & CARA (08/16/12)
- Lower MS River & Pet Breeding (08/09/12)
- Fossils & Guard Dogs! (08/02/12)
- Barking Up The Right Tree! (07/26/12)
- MS River Nature Weekend! (07/19/12)
- Wildlife Extravaganza! (07/12/12)
- Help Your Pet Beat the Heat! (07/05/12)
- It's Bird Day! (06/28/12)
- Fish Stocking & Fishing Tips (06/21/12)
- No Lions & Tigers, Just Bears! (06/14/12)
- Boating Safety & Pet Diseases (06/07/12)
- Snake Day! (05/31/12)
- Dinosaur Day! (05/24/12)
- Pet Day & Pet Name Stories! (05/17/12)
- Here, Lizard Lizard! (05/10/12)
- Migratory Bird Day & Pet Nutrition (05/03/12)
- Home, Sweet Animal Homes! (04/26/12)
- Scary Insects! (04/19/12)
- Nature Fest! (04/12/12)
- Spring Migration! (04/05/12)
- Pet Day w/Dr. Majure! (03/29/12)
- Falconry & Pet Housetraining (03/22/12)
- Introduced Insects & Pet Allergies! (03/15/12)
- All About Your Pet Day (03/08/12)
- The Secret Life of the American Woodcock & Pet Behavior Problems (03/01/12)
- Aldo Leopold and Pet Shedding (02/23/12)
- Fossils and Pet Obesity (02/16/12)
- Frog Calls and Pet Stress (02/09/12)
- Fish and Pet Dental Health Month (02/02/12)
- Family Fun Science Night & Wildlife Experiences (01/19/12)
- Sturgeon (01/12/12)
- Dive! Dive! Dive! (12/08/11)
- Mississippi's Deer (12/01/11)
- Pets and Raptors (11/17/11 Image: Liz Noffsinger / FreeDigitalPhotos.net)
- Migrating Aquatic Life (11/10/11)
- Pet Day and Microchip Identification (11/03/11 Image: Vlado / FreeDigitalPhotos.net)
- Pets and Creepy Insects (10/27/11 )
- Pets and Archaeology (10/20/11)
- Pets and Birds of Prey (10/13/11 Image: Tina Phillips / FreeDigitalPhotos.net)
- Pets and Horseshoe Crabs (09/29/11)
- Pets and Frogs (09/22/11 Photography by BJWOK / FreeDigitalPhotos.net)
- Wild Turkey (09/15/11)
- Pets and Wetlands (09/08/11)
- Pets and Hummingbirds (09/01/11)
- Cicadas (08/25/11)
- Pets and The Mississippi River (08/18/11)
- Frogs in Pop Culture (08/11/11)
- Fish: Food for Thought (08/04/11)
- Pet Show (07/28/11)
- Can you bear the bears? (07/21/11)
- Pets and Fossils (07/14/11)
- Birds and Pets (07/07/11)
- Pet Show (06/30/11)
- Turtles (06/23/11)
- Pets and Volunteering Opportunities at the Museum (06/09/11)
- Snakes and Pets (06/02/11)
- Fish and Pets (05/26/11)
- Endangered Species and Your Pet Questions (05/19/11)
- Volunteerism, Weeks Act Celebration, and Your Pet Questions (05/12/11)
- International Migratory Bird Day and Pets (05/05/11)
- Mississippi's Freshwater Resources (04/28/11)
- Birds and Bird Songs (04/21/11)
- Nature Fest and Wildlife in Your Yard (04/07/11)
- Pet and Museum Day (03/31/11)
- Early Birds (03/24/11)
