Mojave Max For Kids!

Mojave Max wants you to enjoy our wonderful desert environment. Remember to Respect, Protect, and Enjoy our desert!

Hey Kids!

Ask your teacher about getting Mojave Max to come to your school!

Follow Mojave Max on Twitter!

Check out Max photos on Flickr!

Word Search

Max Games

Max's Secret Message

Burrow, Sweet Burrow Coloring Page

Look & Learn Coloring Page

Tortoise Tracks Worksheet

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Tortoise Tracks En Enspanol

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Here are some great links from other websites! Make sure to get your teacher or parent's permission before leaving MojaveMax.com!

The Mojave Max Emergence Contest video.

Yahoo!Kids has a page on the desert tortoise!

Printable tortoise and turtle coloring pages.

Check out the Galapagos tortoise exhibit!

The San Diego Zoo Blog

More tortoise trivia!

Cactus recipes! (Never take any plants or wildlife from the desert!)

The real Mojave Max!

Q: Where does the real Mojave Max live?

A: At the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

Q: Do desert tortoises hibernate?

A: Nope! They go through a similar process, called brumation.

Q: What are three factors that cause the desert tortoise to emerge in the spring?

A: warmer temperatures, longer days, and internal clock (instinct)

Q: What are three threats to Max's home?

A: Habitat loss, collection & vandalism, and increased predation by ravens.

Q: How long can a desert tortoise live?

A: 60-80 years!

To help you remember some important things about Max, he created this song!

Mojave Max!
Mojave Max!
He has a shell;
upon his back.
Mojave Max!
Mojave Max!
He goes to sleep;
wakes up
it's spring!

Would you like to hear the song and learn the dance moves? Click here to watch Max perform his song!

Mojave Max needs you!

Take the Tortoise Patrol Pledge today and help keep our desert great for everyone!

As a proud member of the Tortoise Patrol, I promise to do these things to protect desert tortoises:

I will not take tortoises from the desert or hurt their desert homes.

I will do my part to keep our deserts clean.

I will stay on the roads and trails when traveling through the desert.

I will respect, protect, and enjoy our desert!

Repeat the pledge to your parent or teacher, and teach the pledge to your friends and family. Tortoise Patrol Members can make a big difference in keeping tortoises like Max safe and happy!

For program information: Christina Gibson Website Questions: Jim Davis