Mojave Max has finally emerged from his burrow. The desert tortoise mascot for the Clark County Desert Conservation Program came out of his burrow at the Springs Preserve at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday.

That's because these tortoises are also known as "ecosystem engineers" due to the ways in which they reshape the landscape. "They are one of the few species in the desert that dig deep burrows ...

SAN DIEGO, CA — Dozens of critically endangered Mojave desert tortoises emerged from their winter burrows Monday after being reintroduced into their native habitat on Edwards Air Force Base in ...

For desert tortoises to emerge from brumation, temperatures need to level out and overnight lows need to warm up. Max’s current burrow is also deep in the ground — so deep, in fact ...

The tortoises have proved the experts right; the reptiles have survived their first winter six months after returning to the desert and are emerging from their self-constructed burrows ...

DESCRIPTION: The desert tortoise is terrestrial, with an oblong ... The tortoise has flattened forelegs that are heavily scaled and specifically adapted for burrowing. Toes are not webbed, females ...

On the horizon directly in front of her burrow, about two miles offshore, Egmont Key’s historic lighthouse towered over ...

Mojave Max is the official mascot of the Clark County Desert Conservation Program. Clark County is hosting the annual Mojave Max Emergence Contest, where those who guess as closest to the exact day he ...

The iconic desert tortoise is just one of the many species that survives in the vast landscape these deserts comprise, which includes the most ecologically intact landscapes remaining in the lower 48 ...