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1 week agoRIP, Claude: Beloved albino alligator at Cal Academy of Science in SF dies at 30
The science museum in Golden Gate Park is popular with Bay Area schoolchildren and international tourists, and many kids over the years have ended their visits clutching a mini Claude stuffed animal to take home. As an unofficial mascot of the museum and the city, Claude appeared in a children's book and in ads at bus and light-rail stations. The alligator icon had a quiet charisma that captivated hearts in his 17 years in San Francisco, the museum said in a statement.
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