Officials in Nevada say a desert tortoise that is the focus of schoolchild predictions and local lore about the start of spring has emerged from its winter burrow at a nature preserve in Las Vegas.
In this image provided by the Clark County Desert Conservation Program taken from a video monitor, Mojave Max, top, and another desert tortoise emerge from their burrow, Monday, April 24, 2023, at the Desert Preserve in Las Vegas. Officials in Nevada say the emergence was the latest since 2000 for the critter compared locally with Punxsutawney Phil in Pennsylvania. Biologists in Las Vegas think a wet and cold winter kept the soil temperature cool at the tortoise's burrow longer this year.
LAS VEGAS — A desert tortoise that is the focus of schoolchild predictions and local lore about the start of spring has emerged from its winter burrow at a nature preserve in Las Vegas, officials said Tuesday.
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