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Mojave Maxine Emergence Contest

Mojave Maxine Emerges!!!

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Maxine emerging from her burrow on Saturday, 2 March 2013 at 10:17 a.m.!

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Mojave Maxine, the desert tortoise at The Living Desert, emerged from brumation (reptilian hibernation) at 10:17 a.m. on Saturday, 2 March 2013. Spring is here!

The winning students in the nine southern California counties will be notified in the coming weeks.

Thanks and remember to enter again next year!

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