Cal Academy released their own press release[1] about this, which included a nice gallery of photos and videos[2].

[1]: https://www.calacademy.org/press/releases/claude-the-albino-... [2]: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/i447nodpnda2agq00ekw1/AIhVA36...

Title should be "Cal Academy announces beloved Claude the albino alligator has died".

The original title fits within the HN character limit. There is no reason to shorten it.

Claude, the albino alligator, has passed away :(

Though not related to the naming of Anthropic's Claude, he was a staple of their holiday party[0].

[0]https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/claude-albino-alliga...

I thought of Claude the LLM can't lie... RIP Claude the alligator!!