Mojave Max is a real live tortoise that lives at the 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 [...]

We are so excited to have started up our Mojave Max Assemblies again this year! Students get a chance to learn about the Mojave Desert that we live in, desert tortoise biology and the weather in the Mojave Desert which plays an important part as to when Mojave Max will emerge in the spring. Students [...]