University of South Florida Eared Turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans)

Very interesting how these turtles rush to the water in the pond when they hear a person approaching the little bridge that crosses it, they share the limited "breadcrump landing site" in the water with softshell turtles and ducks. My friends pointed out that some of these turtles were missing limbs, as many had only three limbs plus a stump, who knows who or what caused this damage. May have to do with the fact that they use gator nests to lay their eggs. Although there is not much information about these turtles, you can read just a bit more in Wikipedia.