Devotees of a Beloved Desert Tortoise Await Her Emergence
The Living Desert Mojave Maxine is a Desert Tortoise living at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert The animal brumates for several wee...
The Living Desert Mojave Maxine is a Desert Tortoise living at The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert The animal brumates for several weeks each winter; schoolkids (K-12) from three regional counties are invited to guess when she might finally emerge, which could be in late January or FebruaryWhen Maxine concludes her brumation, it is said that springtime has arrived in the California desert ON BURROWED TIME: It isn't often that an anticipated emergence is such a celebrated event. Certainly not in our own lives, for it is unlikely anyone is lingering outside our homes, ready to applaud us as we depart where we live and head out into the world to do the things we must do.