Turtle Skeleton - Trachemys scripta elegans

The red-eared slider is a semi-aquatic pond slider native to the southern United States. It gets the “red-eared” part of its name from the distinctive red stripe around its ears, and the “slider” part from its ability to slide quickly off rocks into the water to avoid predators.

They are deceptively fast and they are excellent swimmers, spending most of their time in the water except when they lie on rocks to bask in the sun!