The San Francisco Bay Area's beloved albino alligator, Claude, has died at age 30

By Eyder Peralta

Published December 6, 2025 at 5:44 AM MST

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The San Francisco Bay Area lost a beloved resident this week. Claude, an albino alligator that lived at the California Academy of Sciences, died at the age of 30.

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Eyder Peralta

Eyder Peralta is NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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