THE 2022-2023 MOJAVE MAX EMERGENCE CONTEST IS CURRENTLY OPEN

Mojave Max is a real live tortoise that lives at Springs Preserve. Every fall when the hot Las Vegas weather cools off, Max goes into his burrow to begin brumation. (This is how Max hibernates.) In the spring, when the weather begins to warm up, Max emerges. The person who guesses as closely as possible to the correct day, hour, and minute when Max will emerge from his burrow wins! Teachers are encouraged to request a Mojave Max School Assembly or Mojave Max Tortoise Talk so their students can learn more about the desert tortoise and have a better chance at guessing the correct day he will emerge.