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A hatchling Mojave desert tortoise resting in the entrance of its burrow in Gold Butte, Clark County, Nevada. Photo by Michael Tuma.A young female Mojave desert tortoise walking on a sandy, alluvial surface on BLM lands in the central Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California. Photo by Michael Tuma.A large male Mojave desert tortoise resting on the surface during a spring foraging effort in Gold Butte, Clark County, Nevada. Photo by Michael Tuma