My name is Josecíto

There’s an accent on the i. My origins and date of birth are a mystery.
But, I’m an actual, living dinosaur*.

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Hola! You made it to my website.

My name is Josecíto the Tortoise and I weigh about 15 pounds. I’m 36 years old, but that’s really just a guess since my hatch date is a mystery. My dads instead use my arrival date of March 29, 2024! I do silly things all the time, but my dads make sure I’m really well cared for because I’m on the Endangered Species list in California.

*Josecíto thinks he’s a living dinosaur, but he’s not and we know it.

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Meet the most famous tortoise in the Mojave—now on your desk, in your hand,
and everywhere you roam. Josecito merch is here, and it's slow-living perfection.

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Before you go, check out my Insta or take a minute to learn a thing or two about Mojave Desert tortoises.

The Mojave Desert tortoise was listed as a threatened species in California in 1989 and Federally in 1990. In 2024, the California Fish and Game Commission uplisted the species to endangered.

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