Background
Claude was hatched on September 15, 1995, in Florida, weighing . He was in danger in the wilderness owing to albinism, which did not allow him to camouflage into his surroundings like other alligators. He was initially raised at the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park in Florida. Claude was taken to the California Academy of Sciences in 2008. Claude was originally housed with a non-albino female alligator named Bonnie. In January 2009, Bonnie bit one of Claude's right fingers. The finger developed an infection and needed to be amputated. Bonnie was subsequently moved back to Florida. Claude weighed and was long as of 2013. He has 76 teeth. He appears completely white because he lacks the pigment melanin. He also has poor eyesight due to his albinism.References
{{reflist Individual albino animals Golden Gate Park Individual alligators 1995 animal births Individual animals in the United States California Academy of Sciences