""Claude's dedicated care team had been monitoring him closely in recent weeks due to a waning appetite, and he was recently moved behind-the-scenes to undergo treatment for a suspected infection," the Academy of Sciences says. "He received the best possible care from the Steinhart Aquarium veterinarian and animal care teams. This heartbreaking outcome is not what we hoped for.""
""We know that the magnitude of this loss will be felt in proportion to how beloved Claude was by so many across the Bay Area and beyond," the museum writes. "Claude was celebrated as the unofficial mascot of the Academy and San Francisco itself, and regularly received fan mail, gifts, and artwork from adoring fans around the world.... We know how much Claude meant to so many of you, and that love means so much to us.""
Claude, an albino alligator and longtime mascot of the California Academy of Sciences and San Francisco, died at age 30 of a suspected infection. Claude had received a webcam sponsored by Anthropic and celebrated a 30th "hatch day" with museum events including a $650-per-person dinner by Melissa King and souvenir plushies. Care staff had monitored a waning appetite and moved Claude behind-the-scenes for treatment. The Steinhart Aquarium veterinarian and animal care teams provided care. A necropsy will be performed at UC Davis to determine the cause of death. Claude received fan mail, gifts, and artwork from around the world.
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