#albino-alligator

#albino-alligator

"He's very happy as you can see," Cal Academy of Sciences Communications Director Jeanette Peach said. "So, we don't know the lifespan for an alligator with albinism. We don't know if it's different from a regular alligator. But, we're finding out. so, he's maybe middle aged today. It's a milestone regardless."

Claude isn't your average alligator. He's bright white, nearly blind and has regrown thousands of teeth. Claude is believed to be one of the oldest albino alligators in human care. In the wild, he likely wouldn't have survived past infancy - his bright white skin makes camouflage impossible and leaves him vulnerable to predators. At the Academy, though, Claude may live another three decades.