Claude (hatched September 15, 1995) is an albino alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, California, United States.
Claude lacks the pigment melanin, resulting in colorless skin, and he has poor eyesight associated with his albinism.
[1] He was in danger in the wilderness owing to albinism which did not allow him to camouflage into his surroundings like other alligators.
[1] In 2009, a finger on Claude's right claw was amputated after developing an infection from being bitten by another alligator.
[4] Claude appears completely white because he lacks the pigment melanin.