Overview
- The California Academy of Sciences announced the death of the longtime attraction at its Golden Gate Park complex.
- The University of California’s veterinary faculty will conduct the examination to identify possible causes.
- Claude had recently been treated for a suspected infection after showing loss of appetite.
- Fewer than 200 albino alligators are known worldwide, and the condition makes survival in the wild unlikely.
- Hatched in 1995 in Louisiana and living at the museum since 2008, Claude became a beloved mascot featured in books and city advertising.